Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:48:28 -0000 Subject: [What_Error_Messages_Really_Mean_WinME] Your System Restore May Show A Different Date: System Restore Shows a Date of Saturday, December 30, 1899: Bummer,i wonder how that happened ?..........LOL This information is for your Windows Millennium Edition [ME] VERY IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following Link to view the article. Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986 The symptoms you may have. When you run the System Restore tool in Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the following behaviors may occur: The calendar on the left side of the "Choose a Restore Point" window is absent. The date on the title bar for the restore point list is Saturday, December 30, 1899. The Cause Might Be: These behaviors can occur if the file association for Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Component (.htc) files is absent from the registry. The Resolution: ................................................................... WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. ................................................................... To resolve this issue, check for the following keys, if one does not exist, create the key, and then add the values outlined below that belong to the corresponding key. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc] String Value Name: Content Type String Value Data: text/x-component [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\.htc] String Value Name: Content Type String Value Data: text/x-component [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component] String Value Name=CLSID String Value Data={3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b} Create a Second String Entry with the following Values: String Value Name= Extension String Value Data= .htc [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}] String Value Name ="Microsoft Html Component" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b} \InProcServer32] String Value Name = Default String Value Data = "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSHTML.DLL" Create a Second String Entry with the following Values: String Value Name="ThreadingModel" String Value Data="Apartment" To merge all the information at one time, you can copy and paste the following text into Microsoft Notepad, and then save it as a .reg file: REGEDIT4 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htc] "Content Type"="text/x-component" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\text/x-component] "CLSID"="{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}" "Extension"=".htc" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}] @="Microsoft Html Component" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3050f4f8-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b} \InProcServer32] @="C:\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\MSHTML.DLL" "ThreadingModel"="Apartment" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\.htc] "Content Type"="text/x-component" ------------------------------------------------------------------- MORE INFORMATION: The absent registry key may also cause blank pages to be displayed in Windows Me Help and Support. For additional info, click the Link below to view the article. Blank Pages in Windows Me Help and Support http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;275651 ................................................................... Last Reviewed: 6/12/2002 (1.0) =================================================================== Albert 275646