File Manager Displays Day And Minutes As "d" and "mm" (134324)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q134324 SYMPTOMS
If you change the Short Date Format and Time Format separators to a single
apostrophe (') in Control Panel International, File Manager displays the
date and time in the following respective format:
NOTE: The day and minutes are replaced with d and mm respectively. Other
Windows NT applications display the date and time correctly. WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, modify the Registry.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide
problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them.
Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of
Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.
- Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
- From the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree, go to the following key:
\Control Panel\International - Highlight sShortDate.
- From the Edit menu, select String. Change the string to the
following and choose OK:
- Highlight sTimeFormat.
- From the Edit menu, select String. Change the string to the
following and choose OK:
- Quit the Registry Editor.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5
and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB134324 |
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