System Date Reflects Changes While Date/Time Tool Is Open

ID: Q237493

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you change the time or date values in the Date/Time tool in Control Panel, your computer reflects the changes before you click Apply or OK.

or

The system clock on a Windows 95-based computer may experience a cumulative loss of time.


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.

To resolve this problem, 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
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   7/9/99    12:38:02PM  4.00.952  48,640  Timedate.cpl  Windows 95   
   6/28/99   01:02:32PM  4.10.223  37,888  Timedate.cpl  Windows 98

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, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

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

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


MORE INFORMATION

The computer reflects the current value when the Date/Time tool is open. If you click Cancel, the date and time changes to the original settings. If you save any files while the tool is open and you have changed the date, the files use that date for the modified field. For additional information about this issue with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174229 Control Panel Date/Time Tool Changes the Date
Q194078 System Date Reflects Changes Immediately

Additional query words: TimeDate 


Keywords          : kbdisplay kbenv kbtool kbui win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 3, 1999