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Re: Computer Glitches?OT

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If you go to the Microsoft site you'll see the explanation of this hoax...the setting here is simply a display setting, it has nothing to do with how the computer or any applications read dates.

Mary

Fred Munkachy wrote:

> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> SFGr's,
> Try this it may work. It is from computer whiz Rafael Perker.
> Fred
> =+=+=+=======+=+=+=
>
> Y2K Bug attacks Windows
>
>                       My dad had his PC tested the other day. It had
> this kind of sticker on it which said that it was
>                       Year 2000 safe - BUT (!) there is a great
> probability that, despite all passed "Y2K" tests, your
>                       PC *might* still crash and data could get lost.
> This is due to a little glitch in Microsoft's check to
>                       see whether their OS is Y2K compliant. The error
> is very simple to correct and takes about 20
>                       seconds. And who knows? It might just save you a
> few hours of work...
>
>                       Follow these instructions point by point:
>
>                         1.Click on 'START', then 'SETTINGS' then on
> "CONTROL PANEL"
>                         2.Double click on "REGIONAL SETTINGS" icon (look
> for that little world globe icon)
>                         3.Click on the 'DATE' tab at the top of the
> screen. (Last tab on the top right)
>                         4.Where it says, "SHORT DATE SAMPLE", check
> whether it displays the current date as
>                            follows: mm/dd/yy. Unless you've previously
> changed it (and you probably haven't) it will
>                            be set in this format, thus being incorrect.
> It needs to be set with 4 y's for the year.
>                         5.Check the place where it says "SHORT DATE
> STYLE" and add another 2 y's to the end,
>                            resulting in something like "mm/dd/yyyy" or
> "m/dd/yyyy".
>                         6.Apply the changes and you're done.
>
>                       Reboot the system, lean back and sigh - you
> escaped! Level complete! :-)
> ==================================================
>
> Al782@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
> >
> > Me too!
> > I wonder why that date?  We tried setting our clock on the PC for 1-1-1975
> > and  1979 we couldn't remember which one was supposed to be identical to
> > 2000, but it rejected both of them.  Any experts out there who can tell me
> > how to get fix it software for an antique(486)?  I sent for a fixer from AOL
> > only to send it back because it was only good for pentium on up.
> > Bonnie C.
> >
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