Y2K: Rebuild.exe Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

ID: Q191889

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, versions 3.2, 3.2a, 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you run Rebuild.exe, the date may be displayed incorrectly after December 31, 1999. For example: the years 2000 through 2009 display as 10, the years 2010 through 2019 display as 11, the years 2020 through 2029 display as 12, and so on.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the following fix.

MS-DOS

This fix should have the following time stamp:


   Dispatch.exe   7/10/98   5:39p    85,245 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

Windows NT

This fix should have the following time stamp:


   Dispatch.exe   9/4/97   4:34p    72,854 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Import.exe     9/4/97   4:33p   205,043 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Rebuild.exe    9/4/97   4:34p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Reqmain.exe    9/4/97   4:32p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Srvmain.exe    9/4/97   4:33p   163,925 bytes (version 3.5.32)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

OS/2

This fix should have the following time stamp:


   Dispatch.exe   7/22/98   2:26p    73,098 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Rebuild.exe for DOS. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q191886 Y2K: Reqmain.exe for DOS Displays the Incorrect Date after 1999

Q191887 Y2K: Srvmain.exe for DOS Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

Q191888 Y2K: DOS Dispatch Incorrectly Displays Year

Q191905 Y2K: Key Dirsync Logs Display Incorrect Date after 1999

Q191907 Y2K: Import.exe Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

Additional query words: dirsync, dir-sync, Y2K, compliant, date

Keywords : kb2000
Version : WINDOWS:3.2,3.2a,3.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug