Guest guest Posted December 30, 1999 Report Share Posted December 30, 1999 Thanks to Shareen Samalino for this first one. ***************************************** Important information regarding Y2K check and how to fix Windows problem. I received this and checked my computer and found it to be set up to fail. I wonder why Microsoft set this default that way. I fixed mine and I recommend you check and fix your computers. For those of you running Windows this is a fix for a small Y2K problem Almost everyone should do... 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. I submit the following for your consideration: From your desktop... 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 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 two) Then click on " Apply " and then click on " OK " at the bottom. Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of Windows world-wide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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