File Manager Displays Day And Minutes As "d" and "mm"

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you change the Short Date Format and Time Format separators to a single apostrophe (') in Control Panel International, File Manager displays the date and time in the following respective format:

   7d95   3mm40

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, modify the Registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

1. Run Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).

2. From the HKEY_CURRENT_USER subtree, go to the following key:

         \Control Panel\International
   

3. Highlight sShortDate.

4. From the Edit menu, select String. Change the string to the following and choose OK:

         M''''d''''yy
   

5. Highlight sTimeFormat.

6. From the Edit menu, select String. Change the string to the following and choose OK:

         h''''mm''''s tt
   

7. Quit the Registry Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.