Just a guess, but while Wireshark is not running, try moving, deleting or renaming the:
C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\Wireshark
folder. This is where the preferences are kept and maybe there is a problem with writing to the preference file.
Wes
--- On Fri, 7/31/09, mark kwon <markjkwon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: mark kwon <markjkwon@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Wireshark-users] Can't Change Time Display Format
> To: wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 2:22 PM
> hi!
>
> I have a problem with wireshark and ethereal that started
> some time back:
>
> I cannot change the time display format. No matter what I
> select it always will display "Date and Time of
> Day".
>
>
> When I switch to one of the other formats, e.g.
> "seconds since previous displayed packets", it
> gives me the progress bar and completes, but the time format
> stays in "Date and Time of Day".
>
>
> I am running 1.2.1 + XP SP2 and seems to be a problem no
> matter which version I use.
>
> This happens with captures that were captured locally as
> well as captures from other machines.
>
> I see the same problem in ethereal when I launch it.
>
>
> I've uninstalled winpcap, wireshark and ethereal and
> reinstalled 1.2.1 with same results.
>
> I actually lost this functionality some time ago but never
> really needed it until now.
>
> Please advise on a fix.
>
>
>
>
>
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