Article ID: 976470 - Last Review: October 7, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

The "Date and Time" window shows "Date out of range" error message

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SYMPTOMS

The Date and Time window in Control Panel may display the following error message:
Daylight Saving Time ends on [Date out of range] at 0:00. The clock is not set to adjust for this change.
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RESOLUTION

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB976470) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=61187098-1b9b-4455-aa2a-0cc4d77a7878)

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Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB976470) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=71c32d59-a032-4af5-9e5d-07a8b46f936a)

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Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB976470) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1a2dcc39-6c8b-4bf0-ac7b-53b563c529c1)

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Download the Update for Windows Vista (KB976470) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9eeef2fd-1657-4f2e-8130-d52ef39764f1)

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Download the Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB976470) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=53cb4e88-5241-48a5-8313-9bbc9142a5ee)

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ ) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Note: The update will be available on Windows Update soon.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

Registry information

To use this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, x86-based versions
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.16942713,72823-Oct-200917:54Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.21145713,72823-Oct-200917:40Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.18347714,24023-Oct-200917:42Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.22547714,24023-Oct-200917:40Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.18127714,24023-Oct-200917:10Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.22250714,24023-Oct-200917:25Not Applicable

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, x64-based versions
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.16942880,64023-Oct-200918:27Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.21145880,64023-Oct-200918:20Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.18347880,64023-Oct-200918:10Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.22547880,64023-Oct-200918:01Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.18127880,64023-Oct-200917:30Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.22250880,64023-Oct-200917:28Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.16942713,72823-Oct-200917:54Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6000.21145713,72823-Oct-200917:40Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.18347714,24023-Oct-200917:42Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.22547714,24023-Oct-200917:40Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.18127714,24023-Oct-200917:10Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.22250714,24023-Oct-200917:25Not Applicable

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Itanium-based versions
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.183471,537,53623-Oct-200917:37Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.225471,537,53623-Oct-200917:31Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.181271,537,53623-Oct-200917:14Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.222501,537,53623-Oct-200917:16Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.18347714,24023-Oct-200917:42Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6001.22547714,24023-Oct-200917:40Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.18127714,24023-Oct-200917:10Not Applicable
Timedate.cpl6.0.6002.22250714,24023-Oct-200917:25Not Applicable

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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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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
  • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
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Keywords: 
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