DOCUMENT:Q184132  16-MAY-2002  [winnt]
TITLE   :Err Msg: Value Entered Does Not Match with the Specified Type
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbWinNT400sp4fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to add a Custom Date using the year 00 on the Custom tab of the
properties sheet for a Microsoft Office document, you receive the following
error message:

   The value entered does not match with the specified type. The value will be
   stored as text.

RESOLUTION
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Windows NT 4.0
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


The English version of this post-SP3 hotfix has been posted to the following
Internet locations.

   http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/archive/NT4y2kpostSP3/default.asp

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/y2k2-fix/

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT
Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows
NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Service Pack 4.


MORE INFORMATION
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For more information on what is fixed in Y2K2-fix, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q175093 User Manager Does Not Recognize February 2000 As a Leap Year

   Q180122 After Changing the Time, Windows NT May Skip a Day

   Q183123 Find Files Displays Garbled Date if Year is 2000 or Greater

   Q183125 Shell Doc Property Dialog Custom Date Incorrect after Year 2000

   Q186669 FPNW Logout.exe Incorrectly Reports Year After Jan. 1, 2000

   Q191768 Date of Print Job May Be Displayed Incorrectly in Print Queue

   Q193056 Problems in Date/Time after Choosing February 29 in a Leap Year

   Q193434 Migration Changes NetWare Accounts Expiration Date

   Q194726 FPNW Client Does Not Get Correct Time or Date After Y2K

   Q207799 IBM PS/1 will not Boot on or After January 1, 2000

   Q216916 NTBACKUP Writes Incorrect Year to Log File

For information on the Y2K2-fix for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q196548 Y2K Update for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

Additional query words: word excel powerpoint access doc xls mdb ppt file 4.00

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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