DOCUMENT:Q175093 TITLE :User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:4.0 OPER/SYS:WINDOWS KEYWORD :kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kb2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the following fix or wait for the next Windows NT service pack. This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/ hotfixes-postSP3/y2k-fix/ NOTE: The above link is one path; it has been wrapped for readability. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information. MORE INFORMATION ================ February 2000 is a leap year and will have 29 days. For more information on what is fixed in Y2K-fix, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q180122 TITLE : After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day ARTICLE-ID: Q183123 TITLE : Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater ARTICLE-ID: Q183125 TITLE : Custom Dates in Office Display Date Incorrectly After 2000 Additional query words: 4.00 year 2000 y2k 2k usrmgr ============================================================================ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.