Microsoft KB Archive/152349

= XCOPY Date Switch Fails on 29th in Leap Year =

Article ID: 152349

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q152349





SYMPTOMS
If you specify a date of the 29th of any month in a leap year (using the /D:mm-29-yy switch), the XCOPY command fails with an incorrect parameter error.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:


 * Copy Xcopy32.exe from a Windows 95 computer and use it on your Windows NT computer instead of xcopy.exe. -or-
 * Upgrade to Windows NT version 4.0



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in Windows NT 4.0.

Additional query words: XCOPY Date leap year 3.10 3.31 95

Keywords: KB152349

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