Reference cases 00136837 / 00136388
When setting future-dated items it may be possible for the user to select the correct date, but then the system reflects a date in the 1900s instead. Development confirmed this is a per-user setting on every workstation/server that may be defaulted to 1929 or earlier. Below are the steps to resolve with a Registry edit or manually.
**User MUST have admin privileges on their machine/profile to resolve. If they do not, they must engage with their IT to fix.**
***Hosted customers should be resolved but anyone in support can assist with either option as needed.***
Merge Registry Option
Download TwoDigityearMax2050.reg or create a txt file with the following information and save it as a .reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax]
"1"="2050"
"2"="2050"
"9"="2050"
"10"="2050"
"11"="2050"
"12"="2050"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\Calendars\TwoDigitYearMax\en-US]
"1"=dword:00002049
- Right click on the file and select Merge
- You may receive a Security Warning Prompt in which case you may proceed to select Run and the following prompt will be UAC which may require Admin Credentials/Permissions
- Select Yes to finally confirm the registry changes and you should receive a confirmation
The alternative method is to Manually set the Two Digit Calendar Year
- Either Select Run and Type intl.cpl
- Or - Navigate to Control Panel > Date and Time > Change Date and time > Change calendar settings
- Select the Date Tab > Modify the year in the 2nd column under Calendar to a date 10+ years in the future
- Return and set the date and year in the desired application area, then confirm it is showing properly.
