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Subject: [M]: [Fwd: [Fwd: Y2K Fix]]
From: Michael McNeil
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Dec 28 02:05:55 1999

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I made the test and despite win98 say good to year 2039, if you don't set like
this message I receive say's, bye bye certain things. easy fix. Mike

Don wrote:

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>
> Subject: Y2K Fix
> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:37:18 -0600
>
> Mine was set wrong and I thought I had went over all this stuff too.
> Better check out yours ..... Just in case.
> Woody
>
> >>Subject: Fw: PC guys
> >>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 06:28:51 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>JOHN CHECKED OUT OUR SYSTEM AND IT DID NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. EVERYBODY
> >MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON THEIR'S. VICKY
> >>Subject: PC guys
> >>
> >>
> >> > >This was passed along to me and was very interesting to read. Do
> with
> >>it
> >> > what
> >> > >you want. I made the change!!!
> >> > >David> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> > >Just in case you haven't already made this little fix
> >> > >> > to your computer.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 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 below.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Here is the fix if you haven't already done it:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 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 reads, "Short Date Sample," look and see if it shows
> >> > >> > a "two digit" year. (It probably does.) That's the default
> >> > >> > setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > This date feeds application software and WILL NOT
> >> > >> > rollover to the year 2000 if set to two year digits. It will
> >> > >> > roll over to 00. (This could cause failure of software which
> >> > >> > accesses your computer's date.)
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 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 two)
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > VERY IMPORTANT:
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the bottom.
> >> > >> > Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of
> >> > >> > Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > 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.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > Please send this to others you who might not know about this
> >> > >> > information.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > I hope I have been of some help.

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Mine was set wrong and I thought I had went over all this stuff too.
Better check out yours ..... Just in case.
Woody

>>Subject: Fw: PC guys
>>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 06:28:51 -0600
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>JOHN CHECKED OUT OUR SYSTEM AND IT DID NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. EVERYBODY
>MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON THEIR'S. VICKY
>>Subject: PC guys
>>
>>
>> > >This was passed along to me and was very interesting to read. Do
with
>>it
>> > what
>> > >you want. I made the change!!!
>> > >David> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > >Just in case you haven't already made this little fix
>> > >> > to your computer.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > 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 below.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Here is the fix if you haven't already done it:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > 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 reads, "Short Date Sample," look and see if it shows
>> > >> > a "two digit" year. (It probably does.) That's the default
>> > >> > setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > This date feeds application software and WILL NOT
>> > >> > rollover to the year 2000 if set to two year digits. It will
>> > >> > roll over to 00. (This could cause failure of software which
>> > >> > accesses your computer's date.)
>> > >> >
>> > >> > 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 two)
>> > >> >
>> > >> > VERY IMPORTANT:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the bottom.
>> > >> > Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of
>> > >> > Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > 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.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Please send this to others you who might not know about this
>> > >> > information.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > I hope I have been of some help.



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