Microsoft KB Archive/223971

= OL2000: Error Message: "The recurrence pattern is not valid" =

Article ID: 223971

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q223971



SYMPTOMS
You may receive the following error message when attempting to set up a recurring appointment in Outlook:

The recurrence pattern is not valid.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when the sequence of the day, month, and year elements found in the system's Short date style and Long date style do not match. For example, one of the styles may place the year first in the sequence, and the other may place the year last.



RESOLUTION
Set the the short and long date styles so that their day, month, and year elements are in the same sequence.

To Set the Date Styles
 Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. In Control Panel, click Regional Settings. On the Date tab, set the Short date style and the Long date style so that their day, month, and year elements are in the same sequence.

Correct year in same position in both:    Short - MM/dd/yyy               05/26/1999 Long - dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy     Wednesday, May 26, 1999 Incorrect year first in one and last in the other:    Short - yyyy/MM/dd              1999/05/26 Long - dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy     Wednesday, May 26, 1999

 Click Apply and OK.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB223971

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