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Technology Stocks : Y2K damage reports
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To: Gersh Avery who wrote ()12/31/1999 12:27:00 AM
From: MoonDog  Read Replies (3) of 286
 
This is interesting and could make Jan 1 real fun.

Click on "START"
Click on "SETTINGS"
Double click on "Control Panel"
Double click on "Regional settings" icon (look for the little world globe)
Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. (last tab on the top right)
Where is 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 welcome bit of information.

Received from Wade H. Shaw, Ph., P.E. w.shaw@ieee.org College of
Engineering Net.
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