Unable to go to the Project Web Access Site, Getting the following Error when we go to Central Admin | SSP | Project Web Application despite the same is Started on the Operations | Services on Server and also on the services console

ERROR:

The Project Application Service doesn't exist or is stopped. Start the Project Application Service.

Resolution:

Go to the Bin folder

(C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\BIN ) and type the command as below:

stsadm -o provisionservice -action start -servicetype "Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Administration.ProjectApplicationService, Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Administration, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71E9BCE111E9429C" -servicename ProjectApplicationService

For more information:

Go to the Bin Folder and type the following command to ensure the Assembly information is typed correctly.

stsadm –o enumservice > services.txt

Open the services.txt from the same BIN folder and then do CNTRL | F and then look for Project you should see something like this below :):-

<Service>

<Type>Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Administration.ProjectApplicationService, Microsoft.Office.Project.Server.Administration, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c</Type>
    <Name>ProjectApplicationService</Name>
    <DisplayName>Project Application Service</DisplayName>
    <Status>Disabled</Status>
  </Service>
  <Service>