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Re: [Re: Computer Glitches?OT]

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> My experience has been that if your computer's date resets back to 1980,
the
> BIOS in your PC is not compliant. Yes, you can change your date every time
> you boot but turning off your PC will reset the date back to an earlier
year
> because the BIOS won't recognize the date beyond 1999.
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*Bear in mind Win 98 will crash if on continuously > ~ 40 days, if you don't
download the patch.

BTW, If U don't mind the hassle, running w/o a nbios battery requires rentry
of some basic info.  Hardly anyone knows yours harddrive, so they don't know
the parameters... and it makes a good extra security password, in certain
really bad office environments.

Happy Last Year of the century and on trhe millenium.  Only 365/366ths to
practice for the next one of each.   Get started!  :>)
Bill

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