Y2K: Rebuild.exe Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

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SYMPTOMS

When you run Rebuild.exe, the date may be displayed incorrectly after December 31, 1999. For example: the years 2000 through 2009 display as 10, the years 2010 through 2019 display as 11, the years 2020 through 2029 display as 12, and so on.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the following fix.

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MS-DOS

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   7/10/98   5:39p    85,245 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/)

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Windows NT

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   9/4/97   4:34p    72,854 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Import.exe     9/4/97   4:33p   205,043 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Rebuild.exe    9/4/97   4:34p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Reqmain.exe    9/4/97   4:32p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.32)
   Srvmain.exe    9/4/97   4:33p   163,925 bytes (version 3.5.32)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/)

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OS/2

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   Dispatch.exe   7/22/98   2:26p    73,098 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Import.exe     7/10/98   5:39p   205,905 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Rebuild.exe    7/22/98   2:26p    85,993 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Reqmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   109,879 bytes (version 3.5.34)
   Srvmain.exe    7/10/98   5:38p   164,111 bytes (version 3.5.34)

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Dirsy2k.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/ (ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/mail/pcmail-public/All-Y2K/)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Rebuild.exe for DOS. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191886 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191886/EN-US/ ) Y2K: Reqmain.exe for DOS Displays the Incorrect Date after 1999

191887 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191887/EN-US/ ) Y2K: Srvmain.exe for DOS Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

191888 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191888/EN-US/ ) Y2K: DOS Dispatch Incorrectly Displays Year

191905 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191905/EN-US/ ) Y2K: Key Dirsync Logs Display Incorrect Date after 1999

191907 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191907/EN-US/ ) Y2K: Import.exe Displays Incorrect Date after 1999

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2
Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2a
Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.5

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