Dear Lighters,
I got this note from a friend and when I checked my own system, I found that I had the
problem and was vulnerable. The fix is easy to implement.
For those of you running Windows this is a fix for a small Y2K problem almost
everyone should do. 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.
I submit the following for your consideration:
TEST:
Double click on "My Computer".
Double click on "Control Panel".
Double click on "Regional Settings" icon.
Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
Where it says, "Short Date Sample" look and
see if it shows a "two digit" year. Of course it does. That's the default
setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date RIGHT HERE is the date that
feeds application software and WILL NOT rollover in the year 2000. It will roll
over to 00.
Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" and select the option
that shows, mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has four y's showing, not just two).
Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the bottom.
Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation (yy) of Windows worldwide is
defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
How many people know about this? How many people know to change that? What will be
the effect? Who knows! But this is another example of the pervasiveness and systematic
nature of the problem.
Please pass this on to other people that you know who own home computers.
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