DOCUMENT:Q175093 20-MAY-2002 [winnt] TITLE :User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:3.51,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbYear2000 kbWinNT400sp4fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you set an account to expire on February 29, 2000, User Manager displays the following error message: February only has 28 days in this year. RESOLUTION ========== Windows NT 4.0 -------------- To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack The English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following Internet locations. http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/archive/NT4y2kpostSP3/default.asp ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/y2k2-fix/ Windows NT 3.51 --------------- A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix as described below. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Size File Name Platform ------------------------------------------------------------- 04/09/98 02:17p 302,848 Netui2.dll (x86) 04/09/98 02:19p 492,304 Netui2.dll (Alpha) NOTE: Y2k351-i.exe and Y2k351-a.exe were updated on November 5, 1998. This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Y2k351-i.exe (x86) and Y2k351-a.exe (Alpha): ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/y2k-fix/ STATUS ====== Windows NT 4.0 -------------- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4. Windows NT 3.51 --------------- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51. MORE INFORMATION ================ February 2000 is a leap year and will have 29 days. For more information on what is fixed in Y2K2-fix, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q180122 After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day Q183123 Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater Q183125 Shell Doc Property Dialog Custom Date Incorrect after Year 2000 Q184132 Err Msg: Value Entered Does Not Match with the Specified Type Q186669 FPNW Logout.exe Incorrectly Reports Year After Jan. 1, 2000 Q191768 Date of Print Job May Be Displayed Incorrectly in Print Queue Q193056 Problems in Date/Time after Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year Q193434 Migration Changes NetWare Accounts Expiration Date Q194726 FPNW Client Does Not Get Correct Time or Date After Y2K Q207799 IBM PS/1 will not Boot on or After January 1, 2000 Q216916 NTBACKUP Writes Incorrect Year to Log File Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition ---------------------------------------------- For information on the Y2K2-fix for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q196548 Y2K Update for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Additional query words: year 2000 y2k 2k usrmgr 4.00 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbYear2000 kbWinNT400sp4fix Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinNTS351search Version : winnt:3.51,4.0 Hardware : ALPHA x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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