User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year

ID: Q175093

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you set an account to expire on February 29, 2000, User Manager displays the following error message:

February only has 28 days in this year.

RESOLUTION

Windows NT 4.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

The English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following Internet locations.

http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/archive/NT4y2kpostSP3/default.asp

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/y2k2-fix/

Windows NT 3.51

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix as described below. 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://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

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


   Date      Time                 Size    File Name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   04/09/98  02:17p               302,848 Netui2.dll    (x86)
   04/09/98  02:19p               492,304 Netui2.dll    (Alpha)

NOTE: Y2k351-i.exe and Y2k351-a.exe were updated on November 5, 1998.

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Y2k351-i.exe (x86) and Y2k351-a.exe (Alpha):

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/hotfixes-postSP5/y2k-fix/

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

Windows NT 4.0

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Windows NT 3.51

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51.

MORE INFORMATION

February 2000 is a leap year and will have 29 days.

For more information on what is fixed in Y2K2-fix, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q180122 After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day

Q183123 Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater

Q183125 Shell Doc Property Dialog Custom Date Incorrect after Year 2000

Q184132 Err Msg: Value Entered Does Not Match with the Specified Type

Q186669 FPNW Logout.exe Incorrectly Reports Year After Jan. 1, 2000

Q191768 Date of Print Job May Be Displayed Incorrectly in Print Queue

Q193056 Problems in Date/Time after Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year

Q193434 Migration Changes NetWare Accounts Expiration Date

Q194726 FPNW Client Does Not Get Correct Time or Date After Y2K

Q207799 IBM PS/1 will not Boot on or After January 1, 2000

Q216916 NTBACKUP Writes Incorrect Year to Log File

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

For information on the Y2K2-fix for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q196548 Y2K Update for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

Additional query words: year 2000 y2k 2k usrmgr 4.00

Keywords : kb2000 NT4SP4Fix kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp4 kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51
Version : winnt:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug