The "Date and Time" window shows "Date out of range" error message

The Date and Time window in Control Panel may display the following error message:

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB976470) package now.

Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB976470) package now.

Download the Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB976470) package now.

Download the Update for Windows Vista (KB976470) package now.

Download the Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems (KB976470) package now.

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Note: The update will be available on Windows Update soon.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

Registry information

To use this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, x86-based versions
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, x64-based versions
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Itanium-based versions

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.