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Q227392: FPNW Login.exe Errors for Dates After 7:15 P.M. January 18, 2038

Article: Q227392
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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On a Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 server running the File and Print Services for
NetWare (FPNW) service with a system date set to the year 2038, all of the time
and date information is garbled from the perspective of a NetWare MS-DOS client
or a NetWare Windows NT client (Client32).

MORE INFORMATION
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The NetWare Login.exe program works correctly with no error messages up to 2099.
Windows NT is not designed to work in years this late.



Additional query words: nwscript.exe

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Keywords          : kbenv kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : winnt:3.51,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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