This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment FWIW, When I go to the Regional Settings / Date window, the top of the = box has two little windows which indicate that "When a two digit year = is entered, interpret as a year between 1930 and 2029", the two years = being the numbers in the little windows. The later number can be = adjusted up or down, and the former will follow maintaining the period = of time between them. Perhaps this is different from other versions of Windows. I'm running = Windows 98, I'm not sure which version. Good luck in Y2K! Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Clyde Hollinger=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 1:17 PM Subject: Re: Y2K Check Del,=20 I am about as far away as you can get from being a Y2K or computer = specialist, which is probably obvious. Someone else on this list said = don't worry about it. I thought it was worth passing on, just in case. = Someone else will need to answer your questions.=20 HNY,=20 Clyde=20 Delwin D Fandrich wrote:=20 Uh. Won't "00" be the abbreviation for the year 2000? Besides, I am = running MS Windows...how am I supposed to tell if I have a Y2K bug or = not. Won't it pretty much be crash and run as usual? Regards, Del = ---------------------------------------------------=20 ----- Original Message ----- From: Clyde Hollinger To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:41 AM Subject: Re: Y2K Check =20 Pianotech friends,=20 I am sending this message to you because I just got it from a = relative and believe it may save some of you some big headaches = tomorrow. When I received this and checked my computers I found they = both needed to be changed, even though I had them both checked for Y2K = compatibility many months ago. I don't know how important this is, but = I fixed mine and I recommend you check yours. If you are running = Windows, this is an easy fix for a Y2K problem everyone should do, so = I'm told.=20 Regards,=20 Clyde Hollinger, RPT=20 TEST=20 1 . Double click on "My Computer".=20 2. Double click on "Control Panel".=20 3. Double click on "Regional Settings" icon.=20 4. Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.=20 5. Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it shows = a "two digit" year. It probably 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.=20 6. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of "Short Date Style"=20 7. Select the option mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has = four Y's, not two)=20 8. Click "OK".=20 Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of = Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover. Please feel free to = pass this on to your friends and associates.=20 =20 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8b/98/33/8d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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