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Err Msg: You Can Only Use Dates Between 1970 and 2037

Article ID: 195803

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2006


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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create a paper project, you may receive the following error message:
You can only use dates between 1970 and 2037.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if a Cyrix microprocessor is installed in your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

This issue has been encountered using Microsoft Greetings 99 and Home Publishing 99 on computers that use one of the following Cyrix microprocessors:

  • C5x86 80 MHz
  • C5x86 100 MHz
  • C5x86-S 120 MHz


For additional information about date-related error messages in Greetings and Home Publishing 99, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

195802 Err Msg: Your Computer's Date Setting Is the Year 2038 or Higher




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