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Fax console fax header date/time notation
Posted by Johan N. on March 20th, 2006


Hi, is there any information about changing the fax headers?
Because in europe we use a dd/mm/yyyy notation.
The windows default is: m/d/yy
I'm Using windows 2003 SBS

When i create a fax from the client side and from the server side with the
right regional settings from the control panel, the fax preview shows the
right notation (dd/mm/yyyy). But when the fax is send the fax contains the
wrong notation(m/d/yy), also the fax in send items.

Any Ideas?

Posted by Johan N. on March 21st, 2006


I got the sollution, so i created the following Document:
How to set the windows fax header date/time signature

Some users may complain that the data/time notation from the Microsoft
windows fax console is not like the Country Standards.
This issue may apply in a situation where clients sends faxes to a server
with the micrsoft fax console.
Windows XP standalone system could have the same issue, this is not tested
by me, but could apply.

The windows fax console standard for the date notation is m/d/yy and the
time notation is 12 hours notation. You could have a header like this
03/24/05 06:45:05
For some country’s it may be needed to use a dd/mm/yyyy notation and it may
be wishfull to have a 24 hours notation.
To fix this problem read the following article.

First of all, when you prepare a fax the preview date/time notation should
be all right.
When this is not like your preferences you should edit this in your
international settings from your control panel.

When you send a fax the header in the preview format is controlled by your
account preferences.
Every account has its own international settings, by default the settings
you configured at the windows installation.
After the Client sends the fax to the server, the server creates the fax by
the virtual fax printer.
This print will be initiated by the windows SYSTEM account. This account has
its own international settings. By default with a m/d/yyyy notation. And a 12
hours time notation.

Because it’s not possible to log on the SYSTEM account and change the
international settings you should edit this in the windows registry. To edit
your registry you should start regedit from Start - RUN. Don’t forget to make
a backup.
Every windows account has a “SID” Security Identifier.
The windows SYSTEM account has the following SID: S-1-5-18
More about SIDS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q243330

To change the windows SYSTEM international settings you should edit the
following settings;
Hkey_current_user\S-1-5-18\Control Panel\International
To change your header date notation
Edit the following key: sShortDate
Data type Range Default value
REG_SZ Time format M/d/yy
When you change it to dd/mm/yyyy you will get a notation like 24/03/2005

To change your header Time notation
Edit the following key: sTimeFormat
Data type Range Default value
REG_SZ Time format h:mm:ss tt
When you change the lowercase h to capital H you will get a 24 hours
notation like 18:00:15

More about these registry settings:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window...2b82e1033.mspx

Finally, to apply the changes, restart the fax service from your management
console, services



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