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Visual Reports tab is not working on Microsoft Project 2010

Anonymous
2016-01-07T12:53:57+00:00

Hi,

We at our office are using MSP project 2010. We use it for Project Planning and the reports are very major for us. However the part of MSP tools are not active. For example the Visual reports tab does not display reports. It gives an error saying "this operation requires that you have Excel 2003 or later installed on your computer." we have of course Microsoft office 2010 installed.

Please let me know if you could do anything for this. Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-11-02T21:20:51+00:00

    This problem, while it persists, means that the entire visual reports feature is unavailable to you.

    Ideally, there is a known fix, and it probably has to do with editing the windows registry, and the repair will definitely require admin permissions. I do not know what the fix is. I use MSP2010 and the visual reports works for me with the office version that I have, so just good luck. Occasionally, when I attempt to demonstrate visual reports for my clients the same problem crops up on their computers, and they look to me, as their hired expert, to fix it, and I can't.

    The work around is this. Ignore the visual reports. It is over-rated, over-complicated (pivot tables etc) and there is no real need for it. MSP2003 had a simple, reliable macro for exporting the data to EXCEL and drawing a graph, but in its infinite wisdom Microsoft replaced it with the current crock. Who knows why they do this to their loyal customers? Hand the problem to the IT department and forget about it.

    The data you need exists in the MSP model. All you have to do is figure out how to get at it so that you can copy it and paste it into EXCEL and build the graphs yourself. So where is the data? It's in the task usage and resource usage views. Adjust the timescale resolution to whatever you require. Right click on the grid and use detail styles to select the field you are interested in. Then copy it, paste it into EXCEL, and build the graph.

    I know it is not a perfect solution but it works.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-11-02T15:11:47+00:00

    I have exactly the same problem with Office 365 and MS Project 2010. Running a repair of MSP 2010 does not solve the issue. Seems to be some kind of incompatibility between the Office version and the MSP version.

    I presume there must be a fix for this type of "inconvenience". Is there any user or MVP with other solutions?

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-08T04:23:55+00:00

    Have you tried a repair of Project 2010 through control panel?

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-09T23:36:45+00:00

    I would ask our IT department to try a repair on one PC.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-08T12:37:25+00:00

    We dont have admin rights to repair MSP as its our office PC. Also this is not just for one person. Whole team is getting the same error..

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