Problems in Date/Time After Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year

ID: Q182627

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

If you use the Date/Time tool in Control Panel to select February 29th in any leap year, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

Symptom 1

When you view any other year in the Date/Time tool, February 29th may be visible even for non-leap years.

Symptom 2

If you change to another year in the Date/Time tool, and then click Apply or OK, moving your mouse pointer over the clock on the taskbar may display the last leap year you chose.

Symptom 3

If you select another year under Date in the Date/Time tool, you may then be unable to select the original leap year.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method:

Symptoms 1 and 2

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Date/Time.


  2. Under Date, click 1996, click February, and then click another day of the month.


  3. Set the correct day and year, and then click OK.


Symptom 3

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Date/Time.


  2. Under Date, click 1996, and then click another day of the month.


  3. Set the correct day and year, and then click OK.


For more information on resolving these problems in Windows NT version 4.0, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q193056
TITLE : Problems in Date/Time After Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year 


Keywords          : kbtool kbui win95 winnt 
Version           : WINDOWS:95; WINNT:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999