Date of File Copied to a Windows NT Server and Back Is Changed
PSS ID Number: 185079
Article Last Modified on 10/14/1999
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Workgroup Add-On for MS-DOS 3.11
This article was previously published under Q185079
SYMPTOMS
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
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
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 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
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.
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