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I received this today and am passing it on to those of you who might
want the information for yourself or friends.
For those of you running Windows, this is a fix for a small Y2K
problem. After running this quick little test, much to my surprise, I
learned that my 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."
Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
Where is says "Short Date Sample," look and see if it shows a "two
digit" year? Of course it does. That's the default setting for
Windows95, Windows98 and NT. This date setting is the date that feeds
application software and WILL NOT roll over in the year 2000. It will
roll over to 00.
Click on the arrow button across from "Short Date Style" and select
the option that shows mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has four
"yyyy" showing, not two.)
IMPORTANT: Click on "Apply" and then on "OK" at the bottom. It is easy
enough to fix, yet every single installation of Windows worldwide is
defaulted to fail the Y2K rollover. Now you know how to prepare your
computer.
Make a copy of these instructions and in five minutes, your computer
will be ready to roll over to the year 2000.
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Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Microsoft Y2K Fix: Example