Date stamp appears as "2005-mm-18" in OE

I have a problem with the date stamp in Outlook Express. It seems like the
month is missing and "mm" is displayed instead. I have checked in the control
panel and OE system and all dates/times/month/year are correct and displayed
accordingly except in all OE mail and the bottom header when I print a page.
This started on 10 March,2005 when I did security update #KB 891711 and #KB
888113.
This is also causing a problem with Norton Internet Security Professional
2004. The month is displayed as "mm" there as well. (expiry date, last
update unknown). I perform daily live-updates. I contacted Norton Support
and verified that it doesn't seem to be coming from them.
(I had some Norton updates and Windows security updates on the same day so I
can't tell which one is causing the problem).
I'm using Window's '98/SE, Outlook Express 6 with all the critical,
recommended & security updates done.
Could this be a Windows' problem?? and if so is there a patch I can use?

Thanks. Mac.

"MacinMontreal" <> wrote in message
news:C5C33BFB-AD3B-444A-916F-...
>I have a problem with the date stamp in Outlook Express. It seems like the
> month is missing and "mm" is displayed instead. I have checked in the control
> panel and OE system and all dates/times/month/year are correct and displayed
> accordingly

Checked where? Saw what? Details please!


> except in all OE mail and the bottom header when I print a page.
> This started on 10 March,2005 when I did security update #KB 891711 and #KB
> 888113.
> This is also causing a problem with Norton Internet Security Professional
> 2004. The month is displayed as "mm" there as well. (expiry date, last
> update unknown). I perform daily live-updates. I contacted Norton Support
> and verified that it doesn't seem to be coming from them.
> (I had some Norton updates and Windows security updates on the same day so I
> can't tell which one is causing the problem).
> I'm using Window's '98/SE, Outlook Express 6 with all the critical,
> recommended & security updates done.
> Could this be a Windows' problem?? and if so is there a patch I can use?

More likely a user error. Run... control intl. cpl,0
and click on Customize, Date, Short date format
and change that mm to MM. FWIW in my XP none of the choices
in that dropdown have lowercase m in them; only uppercase M
are used. The XP Help indicates the same thing. (Win-F1 and
search for "short date")

If you can't change it through Regional Settings you will have to do it
with a registry edit. You may get better assistance for that
from a newsgroup which specializes in your OS.

BTW although you have associated this symptom with Windows Update
because of some patches which it installed it is really better addressed
in a newsgroup which specializes in your OS. Think of WU as a delivery
truck and the patch as a new appliance. Complaining here is then
a bit like running down the street after the delivery truck.


>
> Thanks. Mac.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

> "MacinMontreal" <> wrote in message
> news:C5C33BFB-AD3B-444A-916F-...
> >I have a problem with the date stamp in Outlook Express. It seems like the
> > month is missing and "mm" is displayed instead. I have checked in the control
> > panel and OE system and all dates/times/month/year are correct and displayed
> > accordingly
>
> Checked where? Saw what? Details please!
>
>
> > except in all OE mail and the bottom header when I print a page.
> > This started on 10 March,2005 when I did security update #KB 891711 and #KB
> > 888113.
> > This is also causing a problem with Norton Internet Security Professional
> > 2004. The month is displayed as "mm" there as well. (expiry date, last
> > update unknown). I perform daily live-updates. I contacted Norton Support
> > and verified that it doesn't seem to be coming from them.
> > (I had some Norton updates and Windows security updates on the same day so I
> > can't tell which one is causing the problem).
> > I'm using Window's '98/SE, Outlook Express 6 with all the critical,
> > recommended & security updates done.
> > Could this be a Windows' problem?? and if so is there a patch I can use?
>
> More likely a user error. Run... control intl. cpl,0
> and click on Customize, Date, Short date format
> and change that mm to MM. FWIW in my XP none of the choices
> in that dropdown have lowercase m in them; only uppercase M
> are used. The XP Help indicates the same thing. (Win-F1 and
> search for "short date")
>
> If you can't change it through Regional Settings you will have to do it
> with a registry edit. You may get better assistance for that
> from a newsgroup which specializes in your OS.
>
> BTW although you have associated this symptom with Windows Update
> because of some patches which it installed it is really better addressed
> in a newsgroup which specializes in your OS. Think of WU as a delivery
> truck and the patch as a new appliance. Complaining here is then
> a bit like running down the street after the delivery truck.
>
>
> >
> > Thanks. Mac.
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks for the tips, Robert. I'll try and run down that delivery truck and remove its contents.
Mac.