Vista - Dates appear wrong

Hi,

I run vista cr1, and i noticed right from the start that file dates and
indeed almost every other date for anything shows as DD-09-YY (for example
now that its september) - instead of the proper date string.

Programs I previously wrote in vb6 run fine, but if they use dates in any
way they fail as the date is always returned as above. I have reported it
using the beta report tool but does anyone else get this?

Is there an easy fix or is it just my system?

Usefull replies much appreciated!

"blackwagon" <blackwagon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I run vista cr1, and i noticed right from the start that file dates and
> indeed almost every other date for anything shows as DD-09-YY (for example
> now that its september) - instead of the proper date string.
>
> Programs I previously wrote in vb6 run fine, but if they use dates in any
> way they fail as the date is always returned as above. I have reported it
> using the beta report tool but does anyone else get this?
>
> Is there an easy fix or is it just my system?
>
> Usefull replies much appreciated!

Not much help but my install changed system clock to 1999 this upset many
things until I realised
Basil
Kent UK

Hi Basil - thanks for the reply.

I noticed that in my wife's login / desktop the dates were ok - until i ran
a vb app!! then the dates all broke for anything supplied by the system
(clock, file dates etc) all report "DD-09-YY" now instead of proper
dates...now some business software i wrote doesn't work as it searches files
for dates and they all return this same string so they all match -
AAAAAAAAAARGH!!!

The dates have stayed broken too so what the hell could have changed after
running the app? It doesnt write to system files etc - but can't find anyone
else yet who has also had this.

Anybody run a vb app on vista yet and had dates break???

Does that mean you could use Vista RC1 for another 7 more years before it
quits working if you left it at 1999?

William

"Basil" <fawlty@removethisTesco.net> wrote in message
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>
> "blackwagon" <blackwagon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FDFB87B2-A6B0-472D-9313-5155D223D0C4@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I run vista cr1, and i noticed right from the start that file dates and
>> indeed almost every other date for anything shows as DD-09-YY (for
>> example
>> now that its september) - instead of the proper date string.
>>
>> Programs I previously wrote in vb6 run fine, but if they use dates in any
>> way they fail as the date is always returned as above. I have reported it
>> using the beta report tool but does anyone else get this?
>>
>> Is there an easy fix or is it just my system?
>>
>> Usefull replies much appreciated!
>
> Not much help but my install changed system clock to 1999 this upset many
> things until I realised
> Basil
> Kent UK
>