> > >-Subject: Y2K Date Change
> > >
> > >
> > >>Read this ... when your right your right ...
> > >>
> > >>> > > How did we miss this?
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > > >>> You may think your PC is "Y2K" compliant and
> > >>> > > some little tests may
> > >>> > > > have
> > >>> > > > > >>> actually affirmed that your hardware is
> > >>> > > compliant. You may even
> > >>> > > > have
> > >>> > > > a
> > >>> > > > > >>> little company sticker affixed to your
> > >>> > > system saying "Y2K
> > >>> > > > Compliant"...
> > >>> > > > > >>> but you'll be surprised that Windows may
> > >>> > > still crash unless you do
> > >>> > > > this
> > >>> > > > > >>> simple exercise below. Its an easy fix, but
> > >>> > > something Microsoft
> > >>> > > > seems
> > >>> > > > > >>> to have missed in certifying their software
> > >>> > > as Y2K compliant. This
> > >>> > > > is
> > >>> > > > > >>> simple to do and VERY important.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on "START".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on "SETTINGS".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Double click on "CONTROL PANEL".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Double click on "REGIONAL SETTINGS" icon
> > >>> > > (look for the little world
> > >>> > > > > >>> globe), not the date and time icon.
> > >>> > > "REGIONAL SETTINGS" Click on
> > >>> > > > the
> > >>> > > > > >>> "DATE" tab at the top of the page (last tab
> > >>> > > on the top right) where
> > >>> > > > it
> > >>> > > > > >>> says, "SHORT DATE SAMPLE", look and see if
> > >>> > > it shows a "TWO DIGIT"
> > >>> > > > year
> > >>> > > > > >>> format ("YY").
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Unless you've previously changed it (and you
> > >>> > > probably haven't) - it
> > >>> > > > will
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> be set incorrectly with just the two Y's...
> > >>> > > it needs to be FOUR!
> > >>> > > > That's
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> because Microsoft made the 2 digits setting
> > >>> > > the default setting for
> > >>> > > > > >>> Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date
> > >>> > > format selected is the
> > >>> > > > date
> > >>> > > > > >>> that Windows feeds *ALL* application
> > >>> > > software and will not roll over
> > >>> > > > > >>> into the year 2000. It will roll over to
> > >>> > > the year 00.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on the button across from "SHORT DATE
> > >>> > > STYLE" and select the
> > >>> > > > option
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> that shows "mm/dd/yyyy" or "m/d/yyyy" (Be
> > >>> > > sure your selection has
> > >>> > > > FOUR
> > >>> > > > > >>> Y's showing, not just "mm/dd/yy).
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Then click on "APPLY".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Then click on "OK" at the bottom.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Its easy enough to fix, but every "as
> > >>> > > distributed" installation of
> > >>> > > > > >>> Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K
> > >>> > > rollover... Pass this
> > >>> > > > along
> > >>> > > > > >>> to your PC buddies... no matter how much of
> > >>> > > a guru they think they
> > >>> > > > > >>> are... this might be a welcome bit of
> > >>> > > information!
> > >
> > >
> > >>Read this ... when your right your right ...
> > >>
> > >>> > > How did we miss this?
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > > >>> You may think your PC is "Y2K" compliant and
> > >>> > > some little tests may
> > >>> > > > have
> > >>> > > > > >>> actually affirmed that your hardware is
> > >>> > > compliant. You may even
> > >>> > > > have
> > >>> > > > a
> > >>> > > > > >>> little company sticker affixed to your
> > >>> > > system saying "Y2K
> > >>> > > > Compliant"...
> > >>> > > > > >>> but you'll be surprised that Windows may
> > >>> > > still crash unless you do
> > >>> > > > this
> > >>> > > > > >>> simple exercise below. Its an easy fix, but
> > >>> > > something Microsoft
> > >>> > > > seems
> > >>> > > > > >>> to have missed in certifying their software
> > >>> > > as Y2K compliant. This
> > >>> > > > is
> > >>> > > > > >>> simple to do and VERY important.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on "START".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on "SETTINGS".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Double click on "CONTROL PANEL".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Double click on "REGIONAL SETTINGS" icon
> > >>> > > (look for the little world
> > >>> > > > > >>> globe), not the date and time icon.
> > >>> > > "REGIONAL SETTINGS" Click on
> > >>> > > > the
> > >>> > > > > >>> "DATE" tab at the top of the page (last tab
> > >>> > > on the top right) where
> > >>> > > > it
> > >>> > > > > >>> says, "SHORT DATE SAMPLE", look and see if
> > >>> > > it shows a "TWO DIGIT"
> > >>> > > > year
> > >>> > > > > >>> format ("YY").
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Unless you've previously changed it (and you
> > >>> > > probably haven't) - it
> > >>> > > > will
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> be set incorrectly with just the two Y's...
> > >>> > > it needs to be FOUR!
> > >>> > > > That's
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> because Microsoft made the 2 digits setting
> > >>> > > the default setting for
> > >>> > > > > >>> Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date
> > >>> > > format selected is the
> > >>> > > > date
> > >>> > > > > >>> that Windows feeds *ALL* application
> > >>> > > software and will not roll over
> > >>> > > > > >>> into the year 2000. It will roll over to
> > >>> > > the year 00.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Click on the button across from "SHORT DATE
> > >>> > > STYLE" and select the
> > >>> > > > option
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> that shows "mm/dd/yyyy" or "m/d/yyyy" (Be
> > >>> > > sure your selection has
> > >>> > > > FOUR
> > >>> > > > > >>> Y's showing, not just "mm/dd/yy).
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Then click on "APPLY".
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Then click on "OK" at the bottom.
> > >>> > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > > >>> Its easy enough to fix, but every "as
> > >>> > > distributed" installation of
> > >>> > > > > >>> Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K
> > >>> > > rollover... Pass this
> > >>> > > > along
> > >>> > > > > >>> to your PC buddies... no matter how much of
> > >>> > > a guru they think they
> > >>> > > > > >>> are... this might be a welcome bit of
> > >>> > > information!