[amsat-bb] A Y2K Date roleover Fix For Win 95/98 Users

[BillWA6ITF@xxxxxxx]

Just got this from Kevin Karamanos, WD6DIH; formmerlly of Yaesu USA.  I think 
it will interest all users of Windows 95 and 98.  It a test and fix to make 
certain your Windows remains functional on Jam 1, 2000.  I tried the test on 
this machine -- it failed -- so I did the reset proceedure and its now fine.

de
WA6ITF


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Important, to protect your Windows PC against the Y2K bug
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>>>Check your computers to make sure the date is set correctly.
>>>One of our engineers found this bug by talking to a friend
>>>at Microsoft.
>>>
>>>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 as many people that you know
>>>    who own home  computers.
>>>


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