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Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 October 2012 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:39:00 GMT

I am pleased the announce the release of (some of) the 2012 October Cumulative Update for Project 2010, Project Server 2007, Project Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Server 2010. There are no fixes affecting Project 2007 client this cycle. Some of the packages listed below will be delayed, as noted. Feel free to open a support case if you have any questions around this or need assistance getting these patches deployed. Remember that this release for the 2010 products, like the August 2012 Cumulative Update, has a hard requirement on Service Pack 1 – see notes below.

*** Update 11/7/2012 - the 2007 Server packages are now available ***

*** Update 11/14/2012 - see https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2012/11/14/project-server-2007-issue-installing-the-october-2012-cumulative-update.aspx for details on some issues found with the 2007 CU ***

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server August CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended): Delayed for a couple more weeks *** Update 11/15/2012 - now available ***

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package):

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687565

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): October 30, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687615

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): October 30, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687612

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

As Project Server 2010 is now based on SharePoint Server 2010 we strongly recommend that you install the Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package as there are a large number of individual server packages for SharePoint Server. The Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package contains all the patches released in this Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010.

As mentioned above, and at https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2012/07/18/project-server-2010-from-august-2012-cumulative-update-onwards-you-will-also-need-to-load-sp1.aspx – the August Cumulative Update requires your client and server to already be at the Service Pack 1 (SP1) level – if you get a message saying the patch does not apply to your system then this may be the reason.

SP1 for the Project Server 2010 can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26636

SP1 for the Project Professional 2010 client can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26635 for the 32-bit and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26627 for the 64-bit.

For those accustomed to Project Server 2007 Cumulative Updates, you should note that the MOSS Server Rollup Package does not contain the Project Server patches. As in Project Server 2007, the Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify your Project Server patch deployment.

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project Server 2007 (*** See note above for details of a problem found with the Project Server 2007 CU***)

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the August CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): October 30, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687535

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update server hotfix package (MOSS server-package): October 30, 2012 Delayed for a couple more weeks

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687533

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): October 30, 2012 Delayed for a couple more weeks

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687536

There are no fixes for Project 2007 in this cycle.

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released. While not required for the August CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability. The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

SP3 may be optional, however, Service Pack 2 for both WSS and Office Servers 2007 are required for this Cumulative Update. The KB articles below provide information on how to download and install SP2 if you have not already done so.

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

The Server CU is released in two different versions. The first version is in Individual Packages specific to a particular product like WSS and Project Server. These are smaller downloads but they do not include language packs or patches for other products so patches for those products would have to be downloaded and installed separately.

The second version is the Server Rollup Packages. This is a set of two rollup packages which contains all the fixes for WSS, Project Server and MOSS. These packages should be used when MOSS is part of the deployment and/or you have language packs installed. The Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify MOSS patch deployment.

Client Installation: (For reference – there were no fixes released for Project 2007 client in this cycle)

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 August 2012 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:56:00 GMT

Great News (Finally)! The latest Cumulative Updates (CU) for Project and Project Server 2010 and 2007 have been released. We still refer to this as the August Cumulative update – although several of the dates actually say September – and the descriptions tend to says Hotfix rather than Cumulative Update. Feel free to open a support case if you have any questions around this or need assistance getting these patches deployed. Remember that this release for 2010 is the first cumulative update that has a hard requirement on Service Pack 1 – see notes below.

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server August CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): September 14, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687354

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none): September 14, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687390

Additional package – this includes some localized fixes that are not in 2687390, but are in the roll-up package 2687354.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp, Pjsrvmui-xx-xx.msp): September 14, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687385

Includes all of 2687390 + and a Custom Field formula issue and a Active Directory Synchronization replacement character (list separator) issue. These needed globalization changes hence the separate fix.

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687386

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

SP1 for the Project Server 2010 can be found at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=26636

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project and Project Server 2007

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the August CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687331

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update server hotfix package (MOSS server-package): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687330

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687327

Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687332

Description of the Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): August 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687377

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 June 2012 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:46:00 GMT

Great News! The latest Cumulative Updates (CU) for Project and Project Server 2010 and 2007 have been released. Feel free to open a support case if you have any questions around this or need assistance getting these patches deployed.

*** Update - Thanks Tony for pointing out the link is for an old June CU - I'll update once I have fresh information... ***

Feel free to join us in July for a TechNet webcast to go over these patches in greater detail. The information for this event is below:

TechNet Webcast: Information About Microsoft Project and Project Server Cumulative June Update (Level 200)

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032454430&CountryCode=US

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

*** Update - all patches now available - sorry for the delay ***

There was an issue found with one of the other Office Server products which needed to be addressed before release. The issue has been fixed and the Server Rollup Packages are being rebuilt. We expect the patch to be released the first week of July.

Please note that the issue was not with the Project Server Individual Package so the Project Server CU (KB2598375) can be used for testing and/or rapid deployment for organizations who cannot wait for the Server Rollup Patch to be released.

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server June CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

ETA: First week of July *** Update - Now available! ***

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598355

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598375

*** Update***

Additional package - see https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2012/07/20/project-server-2010-duplicated-outlook-tasks-after-exchange-sync-june-cu.aspx for full details.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp, Pjsrvmui-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598376

(Includes all of 2598375 + and Exchange Sync fix and a Category Editing fix. These needed globalization changes hence the separate fix))

*** End Update ***

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598351

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project and Project Server 2007

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the June CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687257

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687256

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598389

Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687258

Description of the Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): June 26, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2687253

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released. While not required for the June CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability. The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 April 2012 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:39:43 GMT

Feel free to join us in May for a TechNet webcast to go over these patches in greater detail. The information for this event is below:

TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft Project and Project Server April 2012 Software Update (Level 200) https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032493968

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server April CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598152

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598272

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598274

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project and Project Server 2007

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the April CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598130

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598129

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598263

Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598131

Description of the Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598264

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released. While not required for the April CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability. The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server 2010 & SQL 2012 Support

Christophe Fiessinger — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:58:00 GMT

With the recent release of SQL 2012 earlier this month, I confirm that Project Server 2010 supports SQL 2012 (as with SharePoint 2010) and hence we have updated our TechNet product documentation last week: Hardware and software requirements (Project Server 2010). (Link updated 1/3/2013)

There are lots of benefits with this latest version of SQL and I highly encourage you to learn about its news features and scenarios.

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 February 2012 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:09:00 GMT

Feel free to join us in March for a TechNet webcast to go over these patches in greater detail. The information for this event is below:

TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft Project and Project Server February 2012 Software Update (Level 200)

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032493966&Culture=en-US

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

Please note that the issue was not with the Project Server Individual Package so the Project Server CU (KB2597138) can be used for testing and/or rapid deployment for organizations who cannot wait for the Server Rollup Patch to be released.

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server February CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

ETA: Week of March 5th

Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (MOSS server-package, Project server-package): March 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597152

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597138

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (project-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597942

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project and Project Server 2007

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

You can read about the fixes included in the February CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (WSS server-package): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597959

Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update server hotfix package (MOSS server-package): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597958

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (sts-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597951

Description of the Project Server 2007 hotfix package (pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597960

Description of the Office Project 2007 hotfix package (project-x-none.msp):February 28, 2012

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597955

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released. While not required for the February CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability. The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

1. Download the hotfix from either the KB Article.

2. Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

3. Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint Server 2007 and 2010 December 2011 CU Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:04:00 GMT

Great News! The December Cumulative Updates (CU) for Project and Project Server 2010 and 2007 have been released. Feel free to open a support case if you have any questions around this or need assistance getting these patches deployed.

Also remember to join us in January for a TechNet webcast to go over both the December 2011 Cumulative Updates for Project Server 2010 and Project Server 2007. The information for this event is below:

TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft Project and Project Server December 2011 Software Update (Level 200)

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032493964&culture=en-us

Project and Project Server 2010

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

You can read about the fixes included in the Project and Project Server December CUs from the following articles:

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597015

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596997

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (x86 Project-x-none.msp, x64 Project-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597006

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

As Project Server 2010 is now based on SharePoint Server 2010 we strongly recommend that you install the Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package as there are a large number of individual server packages for SharePoint Server. The Project Server 2010 Server Rollup Package contains all the patches released in this Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server 2010.

For those accustomed to Project Server 2007 Cumulative Updates, you should note that the MOSS Server Rollup Package does not contain the Project Server patches. As in Project Server 2007, the Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify your Project Server patch deployment.

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.

Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

Project and Project Server 2007

This include a number of fixes, so Microsoft strongly recommends that you test this in a test environment based on your production environment before putting this fix live in production.

*** Update - all packages now available (12/16/2011) ***

There was an issue found with the Project Server 2007 December Cumulative Update and it had to be rebuilt. The issue has been fixed and we expect the patch to be released the week of December 19^th.

You can read about the fixes included in the December CU from the following articles:

Server Rollup Packages:

Available Now!

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): December 13, 2011 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596987

ETA: Week of December 19^th. Now available (12/16/2011)

Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update package (MOSS server-package): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596986

Individual Product Packages:

Available Now!

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596983

ETA: Week of December 19^th. Now available (12/16/2011) .

Description of the Office Project Server 2007 hotfix package (pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596989

Available Now!

Description of the Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): December 13, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596984

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Server Pack 3 for Project and Project Server 2007 has been released. While not required for the December CU, we strongly recommend that you install it as it contains a number of patches to improve performance and reliability. The following blog goes into more detail about SP3.

Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 Service Pack 3 Availability

https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

SP3 may be option, however, Service Pack 2 for both WSS and Office Servers 2007 are required for this Cumulative Update. The KB articles below provide information on how to download and install SP2 if you have not already done so.

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

The Server CU is released in two different versions. The first version is in Individual Packages specific to a particular product like WSS and Project Server. These are smaller downloads but they do not include language packs or patches for other products so patches for those products would have to be downloaded and installed separately.

The second version is the Server Rollup Packages. This is a set of two rollup packages which contains all the fixes for WSS, Project Server and MOSS. These packages should be used when MOSS is part of the deployment and/or you have language packs installed. The Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify MOSS patch deployment.

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Once we know that SP2 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

Download the hotfix from either the KB Article or by using the information at the end of this email.

Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.

Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Microsoft Project Server and SharePoint 2007 and 2010 October CU 2011 Announcement

Brian Smith - MSFT — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:28:00 GMT

The October 2011 Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Project and Project Server 2010 have now been released. The 2007 Server packages that were withdrawn for a short period are now re-built and available.

As always, we want to encourage you to test any CUs with a recent copy of your production database before deploying into production so that we can catch any problems, and fix them, in test before they start impacting a live environment.

For 2010 we should also remind you that we recommend applying Service Pack 1 - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh272536.aspx. This article makes many references to the June CU – the October CU is cumulative so does contain all that was shipped in the June and August CU so if you haven’t installed the June or August CU then you can just install the October CU (and SP1). More details of SP1 can be found at https://blogs.msdn.com/b/project/archive/2011/06/28/announcing-the-release-of-service-pack-1-sp1-for-microsoft-project-and-project-server-2010.aspx and the downloads listed at https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2510766. Q&A from the SP1 TechNet webcast can be found at https://blogs.msdn.com/b/brismith/archive/2011/07/11/project-server-2010-sp1-and-june-cu-questions-and-answers.aspx.

So without any further ado, here is the information:

October 2011 CU for Microsoft Project and Project Server 2010

Server Rollup Package(Recommended):

Description of the Project Server 2010 cumulative update package (Project server-package): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596506

Individual Project Server Package:

Only required if you do not install the Server Rollup.

Description of the Project Server 2010 hotfix package (Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596498

Project Client Package:

Description of the Project 2010 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596495

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Updates for Project Server 2010

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/projectserver/gg176680.aspx

For those accustomed to Project Server 2007 Cumulative Updates, you should note that the MOSS Server Rollup Package does not contain the Project Server patches. You will need to make sure that you install the MOSS + Project Server Rollup Package (the link is provided below). As in Project Server 2007, the Server Rollup Packages are much larger but they will greatly simplify your Project Server patch deployment.

Client Installation:

Installation of the client patch is straightforward and is the same as it was in Project 2007. The instructions for installing the client patch are below.

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

Download the hotfix from the link in the KB Article.
Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard client.

August October 2011 CU for Microsoft Office Project and Project Server 2007 (Thanks for spotting the type Alex!)

Server Rollup Packages:

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update server hotfix package (WSS server-package): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596541

Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update package (MOSS server-package): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596540

Individual Product Packages:

Description of the Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Coreserver-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596536

Description of the Office Project Server 2007 hotfix package (Pjsrvapp-x-none.msp, Pjsrvwfe-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596542

Description of the Office Project 2007 hotfix package (Project-x-none.msp): October 25, 2011

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596533

More information on deploying the Cumulative Update:

The article below provides information on how to deploy the Project Server Cumulative Update.

Deploy cumulative updates (Project Server 2007)

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd239177.aspx

Service Pack 2 for both WSS and Office Servers 2007 are required for this Cumulative Update. The KB articles below provide information on how to download and install SP2 if you have not already done so. As Service Pack 3 is also now available then you may wish to install this instead and I have included links for both SP2 and SP3 below..

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953338

Description of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 2 and of 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack Service Pack 2

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953334

Description of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3 and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP3

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526305

Description of the 2007 Office Servers SP3 and of the 2007 Office Servers Language Pack SP3

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526299

Client Installation:

In order to install this hotfix, you will need to have Microsoft Project 2007 SP2 installed on the client. Again, as SP3 is now also available I have included links for both below.

Description of Office Project 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/953326

Description of Office Project 2007 SP3 and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 SP3

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2526091

Once we know that SP2 or SP3 is installed, you will install the hotfix by performing the following steps:

NOTE: Microsoft strongly recommends testing within a NON-Production environment prior to rollout.

Download the hotfix from either the KB Article or by using the information at the end of this email.
Extract the patch package by running the .exe file that you downloaded.
Run the extracted .exe file to apply the patch to your Project Professional/Standard SP1 client.

Feel free to open a support incident at https://support.microsoft.com if you run into any issues with the installation and we will be happy to help!

Project Server 2007: Service Pack 3 and the October 2011 CU announced

Brian Smith - MSFT — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:56:00 GMT

Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Project and Project Server 2007 are now released and can be found at:

2007 Microsoft Office servers Service Pack 3 (SP3) and 2007 Microsoft Office servers Language Pack (SP3) 2526086 ***Update 2526299 (Thanks Andre and Alex for the correction)
Office Project 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and of Office Project Language Pack 2007 SP3 2526091
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Language Pack SP3 2526305

For full details and more specific link see the Office Sustained Engineering blog at https://blogs.technet.com/b/office_sustained_engineering/archive/2011/10/25/office-2007-and-sharepoint-2007-service-pack-3-availability.aspx

*** Update – just heard there are a couple of issues being investigated with the 2007 Office packages – this affects the MOSS Server package 2596540 (which is the roll up that also includes the Project Server 2007 fix below), and a Project 2007 fix that was specifically aimed at implementations of Project 2007 and Office 2010 where Visual Reports would not work. Also corrected the description below from 2010 to 2007 – sorry… Both of the updates below are unaffected. *** All affected updates have been re-released 11/1/2011

The October 2011 Cumulative Update for Project and Project Server 2007 can be found at:

Project Professional 2007
- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596533
Project Server 2010 2007
- https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2596542

A few answers to questions I’m am sure are on the tips of your tongues (as we have all been asking them internally)

SP3 does not contain the October CU, but contains all fixes up to the August 2011 CU – so to get fully up to date you need to load both SP3 and the October CU.
SP3 contains all of the fixes previously released via cumulative updates up to and including the August 2011 CU plus any applicable security fixes released. If you are up to date with updates and CU’s then SP3 will not be adding anything you don’t already have.
October CU and SP3 can be loaded in either order – and for the server you could add both before running the configuration wizard.
You do need to be at least at SP2 to load the October CU – or preferably SP3

Thanks to Rob and Adrian for the information – and Adrian and I (mostly Adrian) will include SP3 in our regular Cumulative Update webcast – 11/8/2011.

Here’s the URL for the 11/8/2011 8:00:00 AM - Information about Microsoft Project and Project Server October 2011 Software Update

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032493962&Culture=en-US

There is a slight delay in the release of the 2010 Cumulative Updates for October 2011 – more information as soon as I have it.

App-V Package Accelerator for Microsoft Project 2010

Christophe Fiessinger — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:23:13 GMT

In case you missed it, we released the following App-V accelerator last March: App-V Package Accelerator for Microsoft Project 2010(Win7).EXE

Please make sure you read the readme file on how on to configure it.