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Home → Troubleshooting → @RISK with Projects → Missing Project Icon in @RISK 6.x/7.x

6.2. Missing Project Icon in @RISK 6.x/7.x

Applies to: @RISK 6.x/7.x

I launch @RISK and there is no icon for @RISK for Project. What is wrong? Why is the @RISK Project feature not available?

There is no separate desktop icon or Start Menu shortcut for using @RISK 6 with projects. Instead, a Project button appears in the Tools section, near the end of the @RISK tab in Excel's ribbon.

If your Excel window is not wide enough to display the whole tab, only a Tools button will appear. You can click the drop-down arrow to make Project and the other tools available.

If you don't have a Project icon in @RISK, please find the problem and solution in this list:

• Is your computer missing Microsoft Project, or is your version of Project incompatible with your version of @RISK?  For compatible versions, depending on your version of @RISK, please see Windows and Office Versions Supported by Palisade. If you install a compatible version of Project after installing @RISK, @RISK will recognize it. There is no need to reinstall @RISK.

• Do you have @RISK Standard?  The Project icon does not appear in @RISK Standard Edition, because Project integration requires @RISK Professional Edition, @RISK Industrial Edition, or the DecisionTools Suite. If you have @RISK Standard Edition, please contact your Palisade sales office for information on upgrading.

• Did the Project icon previously appear in @RISK, but disappear after you upgraded to a later version of Microsoft Project? @RISK may still be looking for the old version of Project, which is no longer on your computer. Please perform the System Registry edit described in Which Version of Project is Opened by @RISK?

• Are .MPP files not associated with Microsoft Project? With Project and Excel closed, double-click an .MPP file — it must be an .MPP file specifically, not any other type of Project file. If Project does not open, you need to tell Windows that .MPP files are Project files. Right-click the .MPP file and select Open With. (If a subdialog appears, choose Choose default program.) Select Microsoft Project, ensure that the box Always use the selected program is ticked, and click OK.

• In some rare cases, even though Microsoft Project opens when you double-click an MPP file, the file association may not be set correctly. Here's how to fix it:

  1. In Control Panel, select Default Programs. (If you have the group view of Control Panel, it's in the Programs group.)
  2. Click Associate a file type or protocol with a program. Wait for the list to display, then find .MPP. (You can click once on an entry under Extensions, then quickly type .mpp including the dot.)
  3. If the associated program is not Microsoft Project, or the Project icon doesn't appear at the upper left, click Change Program. Browse to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office or C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office. Select the Office12, Office14, Office15, or Office16 subfolder for Office 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016; and in that subfolder select Winproj.exe.
  4. Close the dialog box and Control Panel. If you did have to change the association, try @RISK again and the Project button should now appear.

Last edited: 2015-10-15