Jan.04,1980

[Richard Moody]

I didn't know I had the Jan 04 "bug" until a piece of software on a 15 day
trial period told me the date on my computer was wrong.  My mail box
showed mail I sent to the list on 1/1/00.    However if I open that post
it says I sent it January 04, 1980.   Well I didn't notice this, nor do I
display the date on the start bar, only the time. I reset the date from
there.  Should I still re-set it in DOS? If I enter dos from the program
bar it gives the corrected date. (at the C/windows prompt)   Also, how did
the software know my date was wrong? 
---ric

ps  I was chagrinned to see so  much attention to my birthday 20 years
ago......
pps,  I wonder how many posts will be in the archives dated Jan 04 1980? 
; ) 

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> From: Ron Berry <ronberry@iquest.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: Jan.04,1980
> Date: Saturday, January 01, 2000 9:56 PM
> 
> My newer computers did fine but the 486 had to be told it was 2000.  
> Try booting into DOS mode.  (Hold F8 while it boots and select 
> "command prompt only" or let it start to boot windows then turn it off 
> part way.  When it restarts it will ask to start in safe mode but select

> command prompt only)  When you get a C>  type   date
> it will show the current setting and ask for a new date
> type   01-01-2000    
> A 486 computer should be able to remember this setting.  Turn off 
> the computer and let it reboot.
> This sets the lower level BIOS and DOS clocks and then the 
> Windows clock will get the date from them.
> This is assuming Win95 or 98.
> 
> ron
> 
> 
> > 
> > My new computer laughed its way right through the changeover, but the
> > old 486 ... I visited McAfee's Y2K site with it, and it repeatedly
> > seized up as soon as I tried to get the site to diagnose it online.
> > So, yesterday evening at about 10 p.m. I reset its clock to 12/31/71.
> > 
> >
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> Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN
> ronberry@iquest.net
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