Wininet: Dates and Times May Show Up Incorrect in FTP Listings

ID: Q249811

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

Dates may show up incorrect in FTP Listings. For example a file created between 12:00 PM and 12:59 PM may show up with the date and time of 1/1/80 12:00pm.

CAUSE

Microsoft Internet Explorer maps times between 12:00AM and 12:59AM to 12:xx and 12:00PM and 12:59PM to 24:xx.

The result is that when you call SystemTimeToFileTime for files with a time stamp between 12:xx and 12:59PM, it fails, causing the default of 1/1/80 12:00PM to be written. Also, the 12:00AM to 12:59AM cases end up being incorrectly converted to 12:xx (24hr time), which is PM.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. 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://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time    Version       Size    File name    Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
  11/03/2000 7:17:20 4.72.3713.300 372,496 wininet.dll x86(Winnt)
  11/03/2000 7:03:10 4.72.3713.300 373,008 wininet.dll x86(Win9x)

WORKAROUND

Upgrade to Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This is fixed in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbIE kbNTOS400 kbWinOS95 kbWinOS98 kbIE401sp2
Version : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug