Re: Y2K & Windows

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Date forwarded: 	Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:00:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:           	"Jerry" <jschutz@moscow.com>
To:             	"Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
Subject:        	Y2K & Windows
Date sent:      	Fri, 17 Sep 1999 16:55:12 -0700
Forwarded by:   	vision2020@moscow.com

> 
> Ok folks, this is no joke nor is it an Urban legend, at least I'm
> no prone to being called a legend....
> 
> I recently ran a Y2K checker on my home computer.  Everything passed,
> except the Windows Control Panel.  I thought this a bit odd, but went to
> the Microsoft Update site and found no patches for the problem.
> 
> So I called Tech Support, after waiting an hour on hold, listening to MS
> Advertising. I finally talked to a CS rep., who answered my question in
> less than 30 seconds.
> 
> Here is the problem and the solution:
> 
> Check you computer, it will only take about a minute.
> 
> Open "My Computer"
> Open "Control Panel"
> Open "Regional Settings"
> Click the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
> 
> Look where is says, "Short Date Sample" look to see if it shows a 2 digit
> year.  Of course it does.  That's the default setting for Windows 95, 98
> and NT.
> 
> Now, I was told by tech support that this date right here is the date that
> feeds application software and WILL NOT rollover in the year 2000.  It
> will rollover to 00.  This was what gave me the "non-compliant" message.
> 
> Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" and select the Option
> that shows, mm/dd/yyyy.  (Be sure your selection has 4 Y's showing, not
> just 2).
> 
> Click "Apply" and then click "OK" at the bottom.
> 
> Easy enough to fix.  However, every single installation of Windows is
> defaulted to the YY settings... Go figure.
> 
> Anyway, now my computer passed the Y2K check.  Hopefully yours will to. 
> If this proves to be just another hoax caused by McAffee Software, then I
> apologize for this message, but at least now your Control Panel is Y2K
> compliant.
> 
> Jerry
 

kinda makes you wonder don't it.. the "best" software company in 
the whole wide world, the one that made arrangments with the US 
Govt to have access to your home computer, yet they can't plan far 
enough ahead to fix the one BIG (yah, right) computer bug of the 
decade.

Stan