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Q231447: Search for Files or Folders Uses MS-DOS Date and Time Limitation

Article: Q231447
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool
Last Modified: 18-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 4.0, 4.0 SP1, 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3, 4.0 SP4, 4.0 SP5 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you search for a file on your computer using the "Find Files or Folders" or
the "Search for Files or Folders" feature and you are searching by date, the
search may not work correctly.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if a file is dated earlier than 1/1/1980 or later than
12/31/2099. The search engine uses the MS-DOS date and time format, and because
it is limited to 2-digit dates, MS-DOS is limited to 100 years of dates and a
conversion is necessary. Dates earlier than 1980 are treated as being in the
twenty-first century (2000-2079). Dates between 2080 and 2099 are treated as
being in the twentieth century (1980-1999).

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.


Additional query words: shell32.dll

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbWinNTW400sp5 kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTW400sp3 kbWinNTW400sp2 kbWinNTW400sp1 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400sp5 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp3 kbWinNTS400sp2 kbWinNTS400sp1 kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400 kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0,4.0 SP1,4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3,4.0 SP4,4.0 SP5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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