OFF97: Two-Digit Years in Properties Dialog in 20th Century (186261)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Access 97
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Office 97 for Windows, Service Release 1 (SR-1)
This article was previously published under Q186261 SYMPTOMS
In any of the programs listed at the beginning of this article, if you
enter a date that uses a two-digit year in the Custom tab of the Properties
dialog box, the date is in the twentieth century (from 1900 to 1999).
CAUSE
This problem occurs if you do the following:
- On the File menu, you click Properties or Database Properties.
- You click the Custom tab.
- In the Name list box, you select a field name or enter a new field name
in the edit box.
- In the Type list, you click Date.
- In the Value box, you enter a date that uses a two-digit year, for
example, 7/5/00.
- You click Add.
Note that the date appears in the Properties list box as 7/5/1900, not
7/5/2000.
RESOLUTION
To temporarily work around this problem, use a four-digit
year, for example, 7/5/2000.
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2
(SR-2).
For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the programs included in
both Microsoft Office 97 for Windows and Microsoft Office 97 for Windows,
Service Release 1 (SR-1). This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97
Service Release 2 (SR-2).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix KB186261 |
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