System Date Reflects Changes Immediately

ID: Q194078

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The system date reflects the current values in the Control Panel Date/Time tool. You do not have to click OK or Apply for the system to reflect a new value.


RESOLUTION

Windows NT 4.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual fix. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:
For information on obtaining the individual fix, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. 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

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

Windows NT 3.1, 3.5, and 3.51

To work around this behavior, it is recommended that you synchronize your date with a computer on your network. To do this, type the following command at an MS-DOS command prompt, and then press ENTER:

   net time [\\computername | /domain[:domainname]] [/set]
Alternatively, make sure that any services that record data along with date information are paused or stopped while the date is changed.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5.


MORE INFORMATION

The system will reflect the current value for the duration of time that the tool is open. If you click Cancel, the system date will revert to its original setting. Any files saved during the time the tool is open with an adjusted date will reflect the adjusted date in the modified field.

For additional information about this issue with Windows 95 or Windows 98, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q174229 Control Panel Date/Time Tool Changes the Date

Additional query words: smallbiz 4.00 


Keywords          : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 nt4sp5fix SBS 
Version           : winnt:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0,4.0a
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999