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>Subject: FW: this one can't hurt anything, might even help
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>>> Subject: fw: this one can't hurt anything, might even help
>>> Here is a small adjustment you need to make to your system
>>> to be Y2K compliant. Takes 2 minutes to do. One of my
>>> techie friends sent me this note today. I started to
>>> ignore it because my PC is just 5 months old and was
>>> "certified" as Y2K compliant. But I decided it only takes
>>> a sec, so I ran the test. Low and behold, my computer had
>>> the wrong settings, so I would have had a problem on Jan.
>>> 1, 2000.
>>> Please consider running this test on your computers (office
>>> and home) before you discover it's too late!
>>>
>>> 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 a 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. Easy fix but something
>>> Microsoft seems to have missed in certifying their software
>>> as Y2K compliant.
>>>
>>> - This is simple to do, and but VERY important.
>>> Click on "START".
>>> Click on "SETTINGS".
>>> Double click on "Control Panel".
>>> Double click on "Regional settings" icon (look for the
>>> little world globe),not the date and time icon. "Regional
>>> Settings"
>>> 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 digits 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 rollover into the
>>> year 2000. It will roll over to the year 00.
>>>
>>> Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" 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" at the button.
>>> Easy enough to fix. However, every "as distributed"
>>> installation of Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K
>>> rollover...
>>>
>>> Pass this along to your PC buddies... no matter how much
>>> of a guru they think they are...this might be a welcome bit
>>> of information!
>>> _________________________________________
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