Microsoft KB Archive/185079

= Date of File Copied to a Windows NT Server and Back Is Changed =

PSS ID Number: 185079

Article Last Modified on 10/14/1999

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11

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This article was previously published under Q185079



SYMPTOMS
If you copy a file from a computer running Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS to a Windows NT server and then back again, the file date may be changed.

For example, if you copy a file with a date of 01-01-98 to a Windows NT server, the date is changed to 13-01-97 when you copy the file back to the computer running Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions exist:


 * You copy a file created on January 1 of any non-leap year.
 * You are using the basic redirector included with Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:


 * Use the full redirector included with Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS. To do so, type net start full at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.
 * Copy the file to the Windows NT server using the XCOPY command instead of the COPY command.



MORE INFORMATION
The file date is always changed to 13-01-, where  is one year less than the year of the file you originally copied to the Windows NT server.

Keywords: kbenv kbnetwork kbprb KB185079

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbWFW311DOS kbWFWSearch

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