Microsoft KB Archive/223814

= XL2000: Error Message: Unable to Read File. 1904 Date System... =

Article ID: 223814

Article Last Modified on 12/2/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223814





ERROR MESSAGE
When you open your file, you receive the following error message:

Unable to read file. 1904 date system - Date values are converted to the 1900 date system

NOTE: Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that permits you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8FBEE1D3-C5BB-4A36-A2F7-DC63DE2A818C

NOTE: If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.



CAUSE
Microsoft requires more information about your specific situation to determine why you got this error message.



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When you contact support, please refer to article ID Q223814.

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