Year 2000 technical summary - Windows NT Y2K Issues

Year 2000 technical summary

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	C.1 Windows NT Y2K Issues
	C.2 Windows NT V3.51 (English)
	C.2.1 NT V3.51 Server (English)
	C.2.2 NT V3.51 Workstation (English)
	C.3 Windows NT V4.0 (English)
	C.3.1 NT V4.0 Server (English)
	C.3.2 NT V4.0 Workstation (English)

C.1	Windows NT Y2K Issues

Only English versions of Windows NT are discussed here. For complete lists of Microsoft applications, Y2K compliance statements, and patch/Service Pack/hotfix availability see the URLs in Appendix G (References).

This following is a summary of the state of Y2K compliance for Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0 (Server and Workstation) as of 1999-11-18

C.2	Windows NT V3.51 (English)

C.2.1

NT V3.51 Server (English)

Microsoft state that NT3.51 will be Y2K compliant with both of the following updates in place:

Service Pack 5 (SP5)
Y2K hotfix for Service Pack 5

The Y2K hotfix addresses the following problems:

Program/File	Problem	Notes
n/a	virtual RTC	fixes missing century flag
LOGOUT.EXE	incorrect date display	NetWare file/print services only
n/a	spooled print jobs, incorrect date
WINS/DHCP Admin	incorrect date display
User Manager	leap year malfunction
Date/Time applet	end of month wrap malfunction
Date/Time applet	leap year malfunction
n/a	NetWare migrated accounts expiration date malfunction

C.2.2

NT V3.51 Workstation (English)

As NT V3.51 Server (English).

Microsoft state that NT3.51 will be Y2K compliant with both of the following updates in place:

Service Pack 5 (SP5)
Y2K hotfix for Service Pack 5

C.3	Windows NT V4.0 (English)

C.3.1

NT V4.0 Server (English)

Microsoft state that NT4.0 Server will be Y2K compliant with Service Pack 4 in place.

SP4 addresses the following 4 problems:

Program/File Problem Notes

User Manager leap year malfunction

Date/Time applet date display problem

Office custom date is YY only Word application only

Find File malfunction displaying post 2000 dates

C.3.2

NT V4.0 Workstation (English)

As NT V4.0 Server (English).

Microsoft state that NT4.0 Workstation will be Y2K compliant with Service Pack 4 in place.