Q185079: Date of File Copied to a Windows NT Server and Back Is Changed

Article: Q185079
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): 3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbnetwork
Last Modified: 14-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS, version 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you copy a file from a computer running Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS to a
Windows NT server and then back again, the file date may be changed.

For example, if you copy a file with a date of 01-01-98 to a Windows NT server,
the date is changed to 13-01-97 when you copy the file back to the computer
running Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions exist:

- You copy a file created on January 1 of any non-leap year.

- You are using the basic redirector included with Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

- Use the full redirector included with Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS. To do so,
  type "net start full" (without the quotation marks) at a command prompt, and
  then press ENTER.

- Copy the file to the Windows NT server using the XCOPY command instead of the
  COPY command.

MORE INFORMATION
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The file date is always changed to 13-01-<nn>, where <nn> is one
year less than the year of the file you originally copied to the Windows NT
server.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWFWSearch kbWFW311DOS
Version           : :3.11
Issue type        : kbprb

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