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Four-Digit Year Format for Short Date Style Regional Setting


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0


SYMPTOMS

When you configure your computer's Input Locales setting, the Short date style: box on the Regional Settings Date tab may not include an entry with a four-digit year date format.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional Settings.


  2. Click the Date tab.


  3. Point to the Short date style: box and type a four-digit year format (such as MM/dd/yyyy or dd/MM/yyyy, and then click OK.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000 (Y2K) issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbenv kb2000 kbbug4.00 
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 


Last Reviewed: March 24, 1999
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