This is the second time that this has been posted. This is NOT a Y2K issue.
1) I bought my computer in 1995...already set for 4 digits & I know I didn't
change it
2) This only affects the way the date is displayed, not how the date is
recognized. You can also change it to display international style with the
date first,then the month, etc.
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to teenage boys. -(PJ O'Rourke)
Steve Conley
Marysville, WA USA
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Dan Dwelley
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 12:15 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net; MTJOYSAUTO@aol.com; Schooler@erols.com
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Windows Y2K "Important"
All,
Sorry to bomb everyone with this but I thought it was important enough to
pass it along.
Here's some information about a Y2K update that I had to make to my PC.
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You may think your PC is "Y2K" compliant, and some little tests
may have actually affirmed that your hardware is compliant, and 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. I know that I had
not thought of this and my home computer and work computer would
have failed Jan1, 1999. Easy fix but something Microsoft seems to
have missed in certifying their software as Y2K compliant.
This is simple to do, and but VERY important.
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Click on "START".
Click on "SETTINGS".
Double click on "Control Panel".
Double click on "Regional settings" icon (look for the little
world globe).
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 rollover 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 button.
Easy enough to fix. However, 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!
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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