Number 196 - September 1999

A Real Y2K Glitch for Windows
by Irene Mazer e-mail irm@bigfoot.com
This is one I thought all you Windows users might benefit from.     If you're running Windows, this is a fix for a small Y2K problem that most people--even those supposedly Y2K ready--don't know about...     After running this quick little test, much to his surprise, an on-line colleague discovered that his 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. TEST     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. FIX     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 worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.     Please feel free to pass this on to your friends and associates.
Number 196 - September 1999