Windows NT Backup : Incorrect Date in "Tape Name" Text

 Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
Article ID: Q135275
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

The default "Tape Name" text generated for a tape by Windows NT Backup (NTBACKUP.EXE) contains an incorrect date if the backup is started close to midnight on a computer in a southern hemisphere time zone with the "Automatically Adjust for Daylight Savings Time" option selected.

If Daylight Saving is in effect and the backup is started between 11:00 pm and midnight, Tape Name shows the following day's date.

If Daylight Saving is in NOT effect and the backup is started between midnight and 1:00 am, Tape Name shows the previous day's date.

CAUSE

NTBACKUP.EXE does not take the computer's configured time zone into consideration.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntbackup
Additional reference words: 3.51 prodnt

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Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
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