Completely OT, re Y2K "computer adjustment"...
A friend sent me the following info re something that should be checked and possibly adjusted on many PC's to avoid possible post-2000 software conflicts (independent of any "hardware compliance" that may already be established). Many of you may already have known this -- but I didn't, so thought I'd pass it along (NOTE: I'm also posting this on a couple of other frequently-visited threads, so please pardon the duplication if you visit those places too)...
Vagabond
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You may think your PC is "Y2K" compliant, and some little tests may have actually affirmed that your hardware is compliant, and you may even have little company sticker affixed to your system saying "Y2K Compliant"... but you'll be surprised that Windows may still crash unless you do this simple exercise below.
It's an easy fix, but something Microsoft seems to have missed in certifying their software as Y2K compliant. This is simple to do, but VERY important. Follow these steps:
> > Open your "Control Panel" (by whatever method you prefer)
> > Double click on "Regional settings" icon (the little globe symbol)
> > Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page (last tab on the top right). Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it shows a "two digit" year format ("YY"). Unless you've previously changed it (and you probably haven't), it will be set incorrectly with just the two Y's... it needs to be four! That's because Microsoft made the 2 digit setting the default setting For Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date format selected is the date that Windows feeds *ALL* application software and will not roll over into the year 2000. Left unchanged, it will roll over to the year 00.
> > Click on the down-arrow-button at the right-side of the "Short Date Style" window, and select the option that shows "mm/dd/yyyy" or "m/d/yyyy". (Be sure your selection has four y's showing, not just "mm/dd/yy). Then click on "Apply". Then click on "OK".
Easy enough to fix. However, every "as distributed" installation of Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail the Y2K rollover...
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