Microsoft KB Archive/124486

= PC Win: Month Displays as "MM" in Received Date =

Article ID: 124486

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Client 3.2
 * Microsoft Mail Client 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q124486



SYMPTOMS
In version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, the received date field may display the month as "MM." For example, the date may display as

MM/14/94

instead of:

12/14/94



RESOLUTION
Check the following settings:

 Run Windows Control Panel and choose the Date/Time icon. Make sure the date and time are correct. Run Windows Control Panel and choose International. Make sure the settings are correct for your situation. For example:

Country: United States

Language: English (American)

Keyboard Layout: US

Measurement: English

List Separator: ,

Check the International Date and Time formats, as well as the Long Date Format, making sure the order is correct (in this example, MDY). In the WIN.INI file, check the international ([intl]) section. It should have the following two entries.

[intl]

sShortDate=M/d/yy

sLongDate=dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy



The settings should match the ones above. If they have extra characters or if they contain the wrong separator character, the problem described above may occur. If you are unsure about the format of the lines in the [intl] section, try comparing yours to the [intl] section of another installation that is not experiencing the problem.

Additional query words: 3.20 3.20a date format receive

Keywords: KB124486

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