Date Format Is Not Displayed as Specified in Regional Settings (259120)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

This article was previously published under Q259120

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

After you use the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel to specify a short date format of MM/dd/yy, some programs may not display or recognize dates in that format.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if there is a non-zero iDate value entry in the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this issue, delete the iDate value in the following registry key, or set it to 0 (zero):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the iDate value to specify the following date formats:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=0 (English mdy)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=1 (German dmy)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=2 (ymd)

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	12/20/2004
Keywords:	kbprb kbui KB259120