Microsoft KB Archive/275646

= System Restore Shows Date of Saturday, December 30, 1899 =

Article ID: 275646

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q275646



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you run the System Restore tool in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following behaviors may occur:
 * The calendar on the left side of the &quot;Choose a Restore Point&quot; window is absent.
 * The date on the title bar for the restore point list is Saturday, December 30, 1899.



CAUSE
These behaviors can occur if the file association for Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Component (.htc) files is absent from the registry.



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, check for the following keys, if one does not exist, create the key, and then add the values outlined below that belong to the corresponding key:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc]

String Value Name: Content Type

String Value Data: text/x-component

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\.htc]

String Value Name: Content Type

String Value Data: text/x-component

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component]

String Value Name=CLSID

String Value Data={3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}

Create a Second String Entry with the following Values:

String Value Name= Extension

String Value Data= .htc

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}]

String Value Name =&quot;Microsoft Html Component&quot;

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}\InProcServer32]

String Value Name = Default

String Value Data = &quot;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.DLL&quot;

Create a Second String Entry with the following Values:

String Value Name=&quot;ThreadingModel&quot;

String Value Data=&quot;Apartment&quot;

To merge all the information at one time, you can copy and paste the following text into Microsoft Notepad, and then save it as a .reg file: REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc] &quot;Content Type&quot;=&quot;text/x-component&quot;

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component] &quot;CLSID&quot;=&quot;{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}&quot; &quot;Extension&quot;=&quot;.htc&quot;

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}] @=&quot;Microsoft Html Component&quot;

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}\InProcServer32] @=&quot;C:\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\MSHTML.DLL&quot; &quot;ThreadingModel&quot;=&quot;Apartment&quot;

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\.htc] &quot;Content Type&quot;=&quot;text/x-component&quot;



MORE INFORMATION
The absent registry key may also cause blank pages to be displayed in Windows Me Help and Support. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

275651 Blank Pages in Windows Me Help and Support

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