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Expression Media cannot correctly display the event date when you type a date that is before 1/2/1904 in the Event Date field

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SYMPTOMS

When you type a date that is before 1/2/1904 in the Event Date field of a Microsoft Expression Media media file, Expression Media cannot correctly display the date. For example, the following behavior occurs in Expression Media:

If you type a date that is after 1/2/1704 and that is before 1/1/1804, Expression Media increases the year value by 200. For example, if you type the date 7/7/1800, Expression Media displays the date as 7/7/2000.
If you type a date that is after 1/2/1804 and that is before 1/1/1904, Expression Media increases the year value by 100. For example, if you type the date 7/7/1900, Expression Media displays the date as 7/7/2000.
If you type the date 1/1/1804 or the date 1/1/1904, the date disappears.

Additionally, if you use Adobe Bridge to enter dates, and then you synchronize with Expression Media, the dates are not displayed correctly.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, type the date in a field other than the Event Date field. For example, type the date in one of the text fields. To do this, follow these steps:

Open a catalog in Expression Media.
Select one media file, and then click Info on the toolbar.
Type the date in a text field. For example, you can type the date in the Instructions field.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

Open a catalog in Expression Media.
Select one media file, and then click Info on the toolbar.
In the Event Date field, type a date that is before 1/2/1904.
Select another media file.
Select the previous media file to verify the event date. Notice that the event date of the media file is not displayed correctly.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

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