WD2000: The Date That You Type in the "Text Form" Box Changes to a Different Date After You Press the Tab Key in the Japanese Version of Word 2000 (821474)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you type a date in the Text form box in the Japanese version of Word 2000, and then press the TAB key, the date in the Text form box changes to an unexpected date.

For example, when you type April 10, 2003 in the Text form box, and then press the TAB key, the date changes to "October 1, 2003" (without quotation marks).

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you configure the Text form box to use the following date format:

MMMM d, yyyy

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The Japanese version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Size       File name     
   --------------------------------------------
   24-May-2003  03:42  1,592,360  Winwordop.msp  (Client Update)
   24-May-2003  04:08  4,786,856  Winwordff.msp  (Full File Update)
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date         Time   Version     Size       File name     
   ------------------------------------------------------
   24-May-2003  00:04  9.0.0.7722  8,826,932  Winword.exe
This fix is a post-Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office 2000 SP-3 installed. For additional information about Office 2000 SP-3, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326585 OFF2000: Overview of Office 2000 Service Pack 3

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office 2000 SP-3 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

811002 OFF2000: Office 2000 Updates and Patches Released After November 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/6/2005
Keywords:kbOffice2000sp4fix kbOffice2000preSP4fix kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB821474 kbAudEndUser
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