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Q237687: Obtaining the ITSEC Evaluated Y2K Update Patch for WinNT 4.0 SP3

Article: Q237687
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 20-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The Target of Evaluation for ITSEC (http://www.itsec.gov.uk/) certified Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (UK ITSEC Certification Report No. P121) optionally
includes a Y2K software update dated March 27, 1998. To obtain this version of
the Y2K software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a
complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS


MORE INFORMATION
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The March 27, 1998 Y2K software update, optionally identified as part of the
target of evaluation of ITSEC certified Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3),
contains the following updates:

  Q175093 User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year

  Q180122 After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day

  Q183123 Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater

  Q183125 Custom Dates in Office Display Date Incorrectly After 2000

Users of the March 27, 1998 Y2K software update should be aware that additional
Y2K-specific issues have been identified since the ITSEC evaluation of Windows
NT 4.0 SP3. Microsoft has subsequently released a newer Y2K software update at
the following Internet address:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP3/y2k2-fix/

The additional issues addressed by this latest software update are listed at the
following location:

  Windows NT 4.0 SP3 Y2K Compliance Document
  (http://microsoft.com/technet/year2k/product/user_view68532EN.htm)

For more information on E3/F-C2 Evaluation, go to the following Microsoft Web
site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.asp


Additional query words: IT Security Evaluation Criteria FC2-E3 year 2000

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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