Microsoft KB Archive/23557

Dateprint Feature Does Not Produce Correct Date

PSS ID Number: Q23557 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

MS-DOS

Question:

What would cause the Dateprint glossary feature NOT to work even though my DOS date is correct when I start my computer?

Response:

The Dateprint feature makes a direct connection to the system clock. The appropriate clock software must be set up either in the CONFIG.SYS file or the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Without this, the Dateprint feature will not work. DOS has other means of knowing the correct date and is able to display the correct date without the CLOCK.SYS.

Note: This information is only true for computers that do not have an internal clock. For example, the IBM AT has an internal clock and does not require any additional software setup other than the IBM AT setup program.

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