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Re: [ECS] ** y 2 k ** check this out Stephen W. Jones Sun, 24 Oct 1999 10:14:38 -0700

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Sorry, but according to the link below, this is a hoax, check the
Microsoft link below:
http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/y2khoax.htm

> paulv wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi everyone, I'm sending this to everyone I know who has a computer.
>  You may or may not already know this but thought I'd pass on this
> tidbit
>  I learned today. You may think your computer is Y2K compliant and
> some
>  little tests may have actually affirmed that your hardware is
> compliant,
>  however, 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.
> 
>  Click on "Start"  click on "Settings"  double click on "Control
> Panel"
>  double click on  "Regional Settings" (looks like a world globe) click
> on
>  "Date" tab at the top o the page.  Where it says "Short Date Sample"
>  look and see if it shows a two digit year format ("yy").  If it does
>  unless you've already changed it will, you must change it to "yyyy".
>  Microsoft made the 2 digits setting the default setting for windows
> 95
>  and 98.  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.  To change it just click on the button
> across
>  from the "Short Date Style" and select the option that shows,
>  "mm/dd/yyyy" or mm/d/yyyy".  Then click on "Apply" then click "OK".
> 
>  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.
> 
>  Regards,
> paul venables
> paulv@bc.sympatico.ca
> or short text messages
> direct to cel..
> paulv@fido.ca

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