Y2.080K bug in WfWg File Manager set to ISO dates

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#42

Author: Dr John Stockton
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00

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Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 File Manager, the version recently
provided by Microsoft to fix the Y2k display problem (98, 99, :0, :1,
...), which I may previously have reported as reducing all displayed
file dates greater than 2099 to 2099 (I then had it set to UK date
convention, dd/mm/yy), appears to have another bug. 

As recommended by sft@aegis1.demon.co.uk in "What is ISO 8601?" -
http://www.aegis1.demon.co.uk/y2kiso.htm (commended), I have set my
Windows to ISO-8601 date/time; I see that all displayed file dates after
2079 are now reduced by 100 years on my system.

GOK what other errors it may show if differently set; others may care to
look further.

The next version of http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/zipfiles/hunttest.zip
will contain new test files dated 2079/12/31 & 2080/01/01.

Obviously most of us will be unaffected, but future dates may become set
for various reasons ...

cc sft.
 
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John Stockton, Surrey, UK.    jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk    Turnpike v1.12    MIME.
 Web <URL: http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> --- includes FAQqish topics & links.
 My list of Critical Dates is now at http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/critdate.htm
 Don't Mail News.  Y2k for beginners http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/year2000.txt

Re: Y2.080K bug in WfWg File Manager set to ISO dates

#43

Author: Oz
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:00

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In article <2QInCIAgs4H1EwT7@merlyn.demon.co.uk>, Dr John Stockton
<jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk> writes

>Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 File Manager, the version recently
>provided by Microsoft to fix the Y2k display problem (98, 99, :0, :1,
>...), 

Wow. You mean MS are actually supporting W311?

This is fantastic news. Thanks very much for keeping us posted, I hope
to hear from you about this as it progresses.

[From demon.tech.pc]

-- 
Oz

Re: Y2.080K bug in WfWg File Manager set to ISO dates

#41

Author: Dr John Stockton
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 00:00

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JRS:  In article <SuNRm0AYj$H1EwEV@upthorpe.demon.co.uk> of Mon, 30 Mar
1998 20:56:08 in comp.software.year-2000, Oz <Oz@upthorpe.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
>In article <2QInCIAgs4H1EwT7@merlyn.demon.co.uk>, Dr John Stockton
><jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>>Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 File Manager, the version recently
>>provided by Microsoft to fix the Y2k display problem (98, 99, :0, :1,
>>...), 
>
>Wow. You mean MS are actually supporting W311?
>
>This is fantastic news. Thanks very much for keeping us posted, I hope
>to hear from you about this as it progresses.
>
>[From demon.tech.pc]
>
Just keep an eye on my Web site : the updates for Win3.1, WfWg, W95 are
linked from   http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/date2000.htm#Y2k
 
-- 
John Stockton, Surrey, UK.    jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk    Turnpike v1.12    MIME.
 Web <URL: http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> --- includes FAQqish topics & links.
 Year 2000 - date2000.htm  Dates - misctime.htm  Critical Dates - critdate.htm
 Don't Mail News.  Y2k for beginners http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/year2000.txt

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