Changing the Date and Time Formats for Web Views

The format of the dates and times entered and displayed in a Web view are controlled by the Regional Settings of the Web server, not the Regional Settings of the local computer.

Web views use the short date format.

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

When no one is logged on to the Web server, the Date/Time formats (and other Regional Settings) come from the system default settings (found in the Locale.nls file for the default locale). You can change the system default settings by clicking Set Default in the Regional Settings section of Control Panel.

After you change the default locale, restart the computer. Note that changing the default locale changes all regional settings, not just the date and time formats. There is no way to modify a specific setting within the locale.

When someone is logged on to the computer, the Date/Time formats come from the user's Regional Settings. These settings are read from the user profile settings in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/International registry key. You can change this setting in the Regional Settings section of Control Panel, after which you must restart the computer.

Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP

The Date/Time formats come from system default settings in the HKEY_USERS/.Default/Control Panel/International registry key. This key contains the Regional Settings options specified during the operating system installation. You must edit the registry to change these default system settings, and you may need to restart your Web server for the changes to take effect.