Subject: Fw: Y2K fix
> Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 02:16:11 -0500
> Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19990805021611.007ac1c0@kcrunch.kcom.edu>
> 
> Do this!
> well, you don't have to...i mean, it could just be a silly thing that
isn't
> really necessary, but it's your choice to take that chance...
> :)
> 
> 
> >
> >>Here is something you might be interested in.  Small problem and fix for
a
> >>Y2K glitch.  For those of you running Windows this is a fix for a small
Y2K
> >>problem almost everyone should do...
> >>David
> >>
> >>> >  THIS COMES FROM LEMOND IRVIN, Technical Support Staff at Research
> >>> >  Curriculum Unit at Mississippi State University
> >>> >
> >>> >  PLEASE DO THIS ON YOUR COMPUTER.
> >>> >
> >>> >  1. Double click on "My Computer". (Or go to Start/Settings/Control
> >>Panel.  Then go to step 3.)
> >>> >
> >>> >  2. Double click on "Control Panel".
> >>> >
> >>> >  3. Double click on "Regional Settings" icon.
> >>> >
> >>> >  4. 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.
> >>> >
> >>> >  5. 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)
> >>> >
> >>> >  6. 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
> >>> >  problem.  As far as MAC users, Macintosh computers are good to go
> >until
> >>> >  2038. At least thats what everybody says.
> >>> >
> >>> >  Vanik S. Eaddy, Ph. D.
> >>> >  eaddy@ra.msstate.edu
> >>> >  http://www2.msstate.edu/~eaddyth/index.html/Registration.htmmls.htmmll8.aspp0806
> >>> >  (662) 325 2510 Office
> >>
> >
> 
> 





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