You Are Able to Enter an Invalid Year Using DATE Command (221165)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q221165

SYMPTOMS

When you use the DATE command at a command prompt to enter an invalid year from within the following ranges, you may not receive an error message, and a different 4-digit year may appear in the Date/Time tool in Control Panel:

  • Year 19900-20019
  • Year 20480-20580


For example, if you enter a date with the year 19900, the year may be reported as 1980, 19901 may be reported as 1981, and so on.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, change to the correct year in the Date/Time tool in Control Panel.

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:12/20/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB221165
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