System Restore Shows Date of Saturday, December 30, 1899 (275646)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you run the System Restore tool in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following behaviors may occur:
- The calendar on the left side of the "Choose a Restore Point" window is absent.
- The date on the title bar for the restore point list is Saturday, December 30, 1899.
CAUSE
These behaviors can occur if the file association for Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Component (.htc) files is absent from the registry.
RESOLUTIONWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To resolve this issue, check for the following keys, if one does not exist, create the key, and then add the values outlined below that belong to the corresponding key:
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc]
String Value Name: Content Type
String Value Data: text/x-component
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\.htc]
String Value Name: Content Type
String Value Data: text/x-component
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component]
String Value Name=CLSID
String Value Data={3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}
Create a Second String Entry with the following Values:
String Value Name= Extension
String Value Data= .htc
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}]
String Value Name ="Microsoft Html Component"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}\InProcServer32]
String Value Name = Default
String Value Data = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.DLL"
Create a Second String Entry with the following Values:
String Value Name="ThreadingModel"
String Value Data="Apartment"
To merge all the information at one time, you can copy and paste the following text into Microsoft Notepad, and then save it as a .reg file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc]
"Content Type"="text/x-component"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component]
"CLSID"="{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}"
"Extension"=".htc"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}]
@="Microsoft Html Component"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\MSHTML.DLL"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\.htc]
"Content Type"="text/x-component"
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/28/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbProd2Web KB275646 |
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