Microsoft KB Archive/259120

= Date Format Is Not Displayed as Specified in Regional Settings =

Article ID: 259120

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259120



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
After you use the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel to specify a short date format of MM/dd/yy, some programs may not display or recognize dates in that format.



CAUSE
This issue can occur if there is a non-zero iDate value entry in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, delete the iDate value in the following registry key, or set it to 0 (zero):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the iDate value to specify the following date formats:
 * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=0 (English mdy)
 * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=1 (German dmy)
 * HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=2 (ymd)

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