RE: FALSE ALARM: A test for Y2K for Windows 95, 98.

Whoa, don't freak out.

What counts is the system time, not the STYLE one chooses to see the system 
time in various applications.
If one goes to "Control Panel" > "Date and Time," one sees the system date 
is four digits, and hence Y2K compliant.

(But who knows if all applications run on the Microsoft platform utilize 
this).

elson

On Monday, September 13, 1999 11:32 AM, andreasson@asu.edu 
[SMTP:andreasson@asu.edu] wrote:
> Thank God I own a Macintosh and do not have to worry about these things! 
>:)
> --
> 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.