Re: A test for Y2K for Windows 95, 98.

Thank God I own a Macintosh and do not have to worry about these things! :)
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Stefan Andreasson

On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, richardsonofnc wrote:

> >From David Richardson, ISCSC
> 
> >
> >>Subject: A simple test for your PC
> >>
> >>This is a simple test, but very important for the new year.
> >>
> >>TEST:
> >>
> >>Double click on "My Computer"
> >>
> >>Double click on "Control Panel"
> >>
> >>Double click on "Regional Settings"
> >>
> >>Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>Please pass the word.