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Subject: Off-topic (Y2K Issue - mm/dd/yyyy)

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John

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Date Posted: 10:23:40 08/04/99 Wed

Subject: Y2K Issue (mm/dd/yyyy)

If you are running Windows 95/98 or NT, this is a fix for a small
Y2K problem.

After running this quick little test, much to my surprise, I learned
that my computer 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. Double click on "My Computer." Double click on "Control
Panel" Double click on "Regional Settings" icon. 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 Windows95, Windows98 and NT. This date setting
is the date that feeds application software and WILL NOT roll over in
the year 2000. It will roll over to 00.

FIX: Click on the arrow button across from "Short Date Style'" and
select the option that shows mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection
has 4 "y" showing, not two.)
IMPORTANT: Click on "Apply" and then on 'OK' at the bottom.

It is easy enough to fix, yet every single installation of Windows
worldwide is defaulted to fail the Y2K rollover. Now you know how to
prepare your computer. How many people know about it? 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 Y2K problem.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Off-topic (Y2K Issue - mm/dd/yyyy)	Jeffrey Rice	00:28:01 08/05/99 Thu
Re: Off-topic (Y2K Issue - mm/dd/yyyy) -- John, 03:16:56 08/05/99 Thu
Re: Off-topic (Y2K Issue - mm/dd/yyyy)	John	03:34:17 08/05/99 Thu