<Microsoft updates Win95 for Y2K>
zdnet.com
You got me excited for a moment, until I read the article:
"There is 'some work being done' on a Y2K update, Jones acknowledged. While he would not elaborate, Jones said the technique being used for the Windows 95 update, called Windowing, is a common fix for Y2K problems."
"An exact release date for Windows 95 fix was unavailable."
So far, from what I've seen, all info is only on the net, and all patches are only downloaded from the net.
There are still a lot of users NOT on the net. Last January MFST said all of their core products were compliant. So, there are probably many, not on the net, who are operating under a false assumption. Wonder how Microsoft's gonna handle this? Seems ripe for a class action suit down the road.
From Microsoft's Y2K compliance website ...
COMPLIANT
The product fully meets Microsoft's standard of compliance. May have prerequisite patch or service pack for compliance.
COMPLIANT WITH MINOR ISSUES
The product meets Microsoft's standard of compliance with some disclosed exceptions that constitute minor date issues. [Not planning to fix "minor issues", except Windows95]
NOT COMPLIANT
The product does not meet Microsoft's standard of compliance.
TESTING YET TO BE COMPLETED
Product test is not yet complete or has not been started but will be tested.
WILL NOT TEST
The product will not be tested for compliance.
microsoft.com
Of the 2,000 products so far tested, 60% are compliant, 33% are compliant "with [what we consider to be] minor issues*" and 7% are not compliant, Microsoft said.
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