Microsoft KB Archive/193461

= WinNT 3.51: Problems in Date/Time after Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year =

Article ID: 193461

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q193461



SYMPTOMS
You may experience one or more of the following problems in Windows NT version 3.51:


 * Using the Date/Time tool in Control Panel, if you select February 29 in a leap year, select a non-leap year, and then click Cancel, the system date is set to a random year.
 * Using the Date/Time tool in Control Panel, if you are editing any field other than the seconds field and the time passes midnight, clicking Cancel sets the date to a seemingly random value.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix as described below. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform -  09/25/98  05:25p               234,432 Main.cpl      (x86) 09/25/98 04:39p               360,208 Main.cpl      (Alpha)

NOTE: Y2k351-i.exe and Y2k351-a.exe were updated on November 5, 1998.

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Y2k351-i.exe (x86) and Y2k351-a.exe (Alpha):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/y2k-fix/



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB193461

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