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Q152349: XCOPY Date Switch Fails on 29th in Leap Year

Article: Q152349
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.10 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you specify a date of the 29th of any month in a leap year (using the
/D:mm-29-yy switch), the XCOPY command fails with an incorrect parameter error.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

- Copy Xcopy32.exe from a Windows 95 computer and use it on your Windows NT
  computer instead of xcopy.exe. -or-

- Upgrade to Windows NT version 4.0

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This
problem has been corrected in Windows NT 4.0.


Additional query words: XCOPY Date leap year 3.10 3.31 95
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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.10 3.50 3.51

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