Theos-Talk Archives (August 1999 Message tt00015)

Hope this fix works for you[Dallas TenBroeck ]

Subject: Y2K TIP...No JOKE!

> This Y2K tip was sent to me today. I checked my computer and sure

> enough, it was set for the two digit year. I have changed it now. Maybe

> we should all forward this information to everyone we know. It's worth

> try if it helps us roll our PCs over from 00 to 2000.

> =================================================

> For those of you running Windows, this is a fix for a small

> Y2K problem almost everyone should do...

> After running this quick little test, much to my surprise, I

> learned that both of my computers would have failed on

> 01-01-2000 due to a computer clock glitch. Fortunately,

> a quick fix is provided, should your computer fail the test.

> I submit the following for your consideration:

> ======================================

> 1. Double click on "My Computer".

> 2. Double click on "Control Panel".

> 3. Double click on "Regional Settings" icon.

> 4. Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.

> 5. Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it shows a

> "two digit" year. Of course it does. That's the default setting for

> Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT.

> (This date RIGHT HERE is the date that feeds

> application software and WILL NOT rollover in the year 2000.

> It will roll over to 00.)

> 6. Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" and select the

> option that shows, MM/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has four

> Y's showing, >> not two)

> 7. Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the bottom. Done.

> ============================================

> Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of Windows

> worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover

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Theos-World FW: Y2K fix - no joke == check your computer for this needed change