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Q253323: Y2K: Where.exe Displays Incorrect Date After 1999

Article: Q253323
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 13-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-805-8 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-808-2 
- MSPRESS Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 4.5 Resource Kit ISBN 0-7356-0577-7 
- MSPRESS Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit ISBN 1-57231-644-6 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Where.exe, the date may be displayed incorrectly after December 31,
1999. For example: the year 2000 will display as 100.

RESOLUTION
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Microsoft has released a fix for this problem at the following location:

x86 version: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/reskit/y2kfix/x86/where.exe

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to reproduce the problem:

1. Set the system date to 1/15/2000.

2. Create a file called C:\DIR1\DIR2\TEST.XYZ.

3. From the command line, run the following command:

WHERE /RT . TEST.XYZ

4. Where.exe will return a message similar to the following:

324 1-15-100 2:22p C:\dir1\dir2\test.xyz

Additional query words: RKBOOK W2K TOOLS RESKIT YEAR 2000 Y2K RESOURCE KIT

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Technology        : kbMSPressSearch kbZNotKeyword2
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Issue type        : kbprb

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