The Format() Function Gives Different Results in Windows XP Than in Windows 2000 (321047)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
This article was previously published under Q321047 SYMPTOMS
The Format function in Windows XP has changed. Numbers are rounded differently than they are in all other versions of Windows (such as Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows 95). For example, if you format the number 125.245:
Result in Windows 2000: 125.25
Result in Windows XP: 125.24
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack
The English 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 Version Size File name
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03-May-2002 11:52 3.50.5015.0 77,824 Asycfilt.dll
03-May-2002 11:51 3.50.5015.0 569,344 Oleaut32.dll
03-May-2002 11:52 5.0.5015.0 106,496 Olepro32.dll
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows XP Service Pack 1.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/27/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbOSWin2000fix kbSysAdmin kbWinXPsp1fix KB321047 |
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