Q182967: Windows 95 Year 2000 Problems with DATE and DIR Commands

Article: Q182967
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbYear2000 osr1 osr2 win95
Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may experience either of the following symptoms:

- The DIR command displays file dates using only two digits to represent the
  year, instead of four digits.

- When you use the DATE command to set the current date and you type the year
  as only two digits from 00 through 79, the DATE command displays the error
  message "Incorrect date format."

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, type the year using four digits when you set the
date to 1/1/2000 or later using the DATE command.

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update.
Microsoft also recommends that you obtain and install the Windows 95 Year 2000
Corporate Update. For additional information about these updates, please see the
"References" section in this article. You can obtain these updates from the
following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information about the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q225050 Availability of the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update


Additional query words: y2k

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Keywords          : kbfile kbYear2000 osr1 osr2 win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :95
Issue type        : kbprb

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