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
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Microsoft Windows File Manager displays an incorrect date if the file is created
with a date of 01-01-2000 or later.
RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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 (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
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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
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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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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