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Year 2000 Fix for Halncr.dll

Article ID: 183103

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

This article was previously published under Q183103

SYMPTOMS

On the NCR 3455 and 3555 if the clock is set to a time prior to the year 2000(for example, December 31 at 11:45), within an hour after "12:00AM January 1, 2000" the year is rolled back to 1900.

CAUSE

The original Halncr.dll is not coded to support the year 2000.

RESOLUTION

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

This fix should have the following time stamp:

   03/12/98  07:23p                80,816 Halncr.dll (Intel)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. A supported fix is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

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