A test for Y2K for Windows 95, 98.

>From David Richardson, ISCSC

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>>Subject: A simple test for your PC
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>>This is a simple test, but very important for the new year.
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>>TEST:
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>>Double click on "My Computer"
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>>Double click on "Control Panel"
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>>Double click on "Regional Settings"
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>>Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
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>>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.
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>>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
>>just two.) I can see a "faded" sample in the box above it to see what it
>>will look like.
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>>Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the bottom. Easy enough to
>>fix, however, every single installation (yy) of Windows worldwide is
>>defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
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>>How many people know about this?  How many people know to change that?
>What
>>will be the effect? Who knows! But this is another example of the
>>pervasiveness and systematic nature of the problem.
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>>Please pass the word.
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