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Q85557: File Manager Shows Garbled Date for Year 2000 or Later

Article: Q85557
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): 3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbtool kbYear2000 win31 kbgraphxlinkcritical
Last Modified: 13-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
========

Microsoft Windows File Manager displays an incorrect date if the file is created
with a date of 01-01-2000 or later.

RESOLUTION
==========

Windows for Workgroups 3.11
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An updated version of Winfile.exe is available from Microsoft for the following
languages. Click the language to download the file:

  DownloadDownload US English (Wfwy2kup.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Danish (Wfwy2kda.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Dutch (Wfwy2knl.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Finnish (Wfwy2kfi.exe) now

  DownloadDownload French (Wfwy2kfr.exe) now

  DownloadDownload German (Wfwy2kde.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Italian (Wfwy2kit.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Norwegian (Wfwy2kno.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Portuguese - Brazilian (Wfwy2kbr.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Spanish (Wfwy2kes.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Swedish (Wfwy2ksv.exe) now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Winfile.exe for Windows for Workgroups 3.11 should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date       Time     Size      File name     Language
  ------------------------------------------------------------------
   3/17/97   3:12pm   170,496   Winfile.exe   English
   7/09/97   2:08pm   169,824   Winfile.exe   Danish
   7/09/97   2:08pm   172,192   Winfile.exe   Dutch
   7/09/97   2:08pm   169,680   Winfile.exe   Finnish
   7/09/97   2:08pm   173,008   Winfile.exe   French
  12/08/97   5:54pm   173,728   Winfile.exe   German
   7/09/97   2:08pm   170,688   Winfile.exe   Italian
   7/09/97   2:08pm   169,504   Winfile.exe   Norwegian
   7/09/97   2:08pm   172,208   Winfile.exe   Portuguese (Brazilian)
   7/09/97   2:08pm   172,832   Winfile.exe   Spanish
   7/09/97   2:08pm   169,952   Winfile.exe   Swedish

Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11
----------------------------

An updated version of Winfile.exe is available from Microsoft for the following
languages. Click the language to download the file:

  DownloadDownload US English (W31y2kup.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Simplified Chinese (W31y2kcn.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Traditional Chinese (W31y2ktw.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Czech (W31y2kcs.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Danish (W31y2kda.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Dutch (W31y2knl.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Finnish (W31y2kfi.exe) now

  DownloadDownload French (W31y2kfr.exe) now

  DownloadDownload German (W31y2kde.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Hungarian (W31y2khu.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Italian (W31y2kit.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Korean (W31y2kko.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Norwegian (W31y2kno.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Polish (W31y2kpl.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Portuguese - Brazilian (W31y2kbr.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Russian (W31y2kru.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Spanish (W31y2kes.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Swedish (W31y2ksv.exe) now

  DownloadDownload Turkish (W31y2ktr.exe) now

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Winfile.exe for Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 should have the following file
attributes or later:

  Date       Time      Size      File name     Language
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  10/14/97   10:59am   146,864   Winfile.exe   English
   5/21/98    5:05pm   146,048   Winfile.exe   Chinese (Simplified)
   5/21/98    4:44pm   146,064   Winfile.exe   Chinese (Traditional)
  12/02/97    3:03pm   147,659   Winfile.exe   Czech
  12/02/97    3:03pm   147,507   Winfile.exe   Danish
  12/02/97    3:03pm   149,031   Winfile.exe   Dutch
  12/02/97    3:03pm   148,055   Winfile.exe   Finnish
  12/02/97    3:03pm   149,119   Winfile.exe   French
   1/21/98    3:14pm   149,347   Winfile.exe   German
  12/08/97    6:05pm   148,463   Winfile.exe   Hungarian
  12/02/97    3:03pm   147,424   Winfile.exe   Italian
   5/21/98    4:49pm   150,224   Winfile.exe   Korean
  12/02/97    3:03pm   146,355   Winfile.exe   Norwegian
  12/02/97    3:03pm   147,775   Winfile.exe   Polish
  12/02/97    3:03pm   148,207   Winfile.exe   Portuguese (Brazilian)
  12/02/97    3:04pm   147,147   Winfile.exe   Russian
  12/02/97    3:04pm   149,591   Winfile.exe   Spanish
  12/02/97    3:04pm   146,551   Winfile.exe   Swedish
  12/02/97    3:04pm   146,819   Winfile.exe   Turkish

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
================

NOTE: You do not need to install this version of Winfile.exe if you have already
applied W31filup.exe or Wfwfilup.exe.

With the original Winfile.exe, any date beyond 2000 is displayed as (11/10/:0).
The date after the File Manager update appears like this (11/10/00).

For information about a similar issue with Microsoft Windows 95, see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q172707 File Manager Shows Incorrect Date For Year 2000 or Later

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 y2k wfw wfwg

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Keywords          : kbfile kbtool kbYear2000 win31 kbgraphxlinkcritical 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : :3.1,3.11
Issue type        : kbprb

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