Microsoft KB Archive/231447

= Search for Files or Folders Uses MS-DOS Date and Time Limitations for File Date Information Instead of NTFS File Date Information =

Article ID: 231447

Article Last Modified on 2/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q231447



This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a Beta release, see the documentation that is included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.



SYMPTOMS
When you search for a file on your computer using the Find Files or Folders or the Search for Files or Folders feature and you are searching by date, the search may not work correctly.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a file is dated earlier than 1/1/1980 or later than 12/31/2099. The search engine uses the MS-DOS date and time format, and because it is limited to 2-digit dates, MS-DOS is limited to 100 years of dates and a conversion is necessary. Dates earlier than 1980 are treated as being in the twenty-first century (2000-2079). Dates between 2080 and 2099 are treated as being in the twentieth century (1980-1999).



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: shell32.dll

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbenv KB231447

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