Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 >>> >> >> > Subject: Windows Date Style and Y2K >> >> > >> >> > Sir/Ma'am (WGM's), >> >> > >> >> > Please complete the following on all computers >> within your areas to >> >ensure >> >> > 100% Year 2000 compliance. It is very >> important that this be >> >completed, >> >> > and should only take a few moments per machine. >> If you would like to >> >have >> >> > the users complete this themselves, it is a >> pretty smiple procedure. I >> >> > have seen some offices print out the directions >> and send them around >> >with >> >> > a routing slip... >> >> > IMPORTANT NOTICE - SET SHORT DATE STYLE IN >> WINDOW'S REGIONAL SETTINGS >> >TO >> >> > DISPLAY 4-DIGIT YEARS! >> >> > >> >> > Bottom Line: The Short date style on every >> computer running a Windows >> >> > operating system must be set to display a >> 4-digit year format to avoid >> >> > application failures. >> >> > While investigating the Year 2000 (Y2K) >> compliance of Microsoft >> >products, >> >> > we have found several dependencies upon the >> date formats that are set >> >up >> >> > within the " Regional Settings " menu in Windows >> operating systems >> >(Windows >> >> > 3.1, 95, 98, and NT). Using 2-digit formats >> will cause problems ranging >> >> > from minor display errors to erratic behavior, >> including the inability >> >to >> >> > run an application. >> >> > >> >> > In order to avoid Y2K problems, the " short >> date " format on every >> >machine >> >> > with a Windows operating system must be set to >> display 4-digits. Here's >> >> > how to perform this procedure: >> >> > >> >> > 1) Open Control Panel (one method is to click >> on the Start button, >> >select >> >> > Settings, and then Control Panel) >> >> > >> >> > 2) From Control Panel, double click on the >> Regional Settings icon >> >> > >> >> > 3) Select the Date tab >> >> > >> >> > 4) Set the Short date style to a format that >> displays a 4-digit date. >> >We >> >> > suggest the international standard date >> notation (reference ISO 8601): >> >> > YYYY-MM-DD >> >> > >> >> > 5) Check the Long date style to ensure it is >> set to display 4-digit >> >dates >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Respectfully, >> >> > SrA L. Hickle >> >> > 1 CS/SCBL >> >> > COMACC Communication >> >> > DSN 574-6227 >> >> > COM (757) 764-6227 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >=== > " Don't stop! Believeing! Hold on to that feeling! " >Steve from the band " Journey " >_________________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 1999 Report Share Posted August 24, 1999 , this link should be of interest to you. Apparently the info below is a bit of a dupe. http://www.winmag.com/columns/fred/1999/0809.htm Mark rheumatic Y2K > From: Powers <ppoww@...> > > A business associate passed this on to me. Both my lap top and desk top > needed to be changed, and I thought I had downloaded all the > downloadable stuff. > > > You may think your PC is " Y2K " compliant, and some little tests may > have actually affirmed that your hardware is compliant, and you may even > have a little company sticker affixed to your system saying " Y2K > Compliant " ...but you'll be surprised that Windows may still crash unless > you do this simple exercise below. > > I know that I had not thought of this and my home computer and work > computer would have failed Jan1, 1999. Easy fix but something Microsoft > seems to have missed in certifying their software as Y2Kcompliant.This > is simple to do, and but VERY important. > > ----------------------------------------- > > Click on " START " . Click on " SETTINGS " . Double click on " Control > Panel " . > > Double click on " Regional settings " icon (look for the little world > globe),not the date and time icon. > > " Regional Settings " Click on the " Date " tab at the top of the page. > (last tab on the top right). > > Where it says, " Short Date Sample " , look and see if it shows a " two > digit " year format ( " YY " ). Unless you've previously changed it (and you > probably haven't) -- it will be set incorrectly with just the two Y's.. > it needs to be four! > > That's because Microsoft made the 2 digits setting the default setting > for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date format selected is the date > that Windows feeds *ALL* application software and will not rollover into > the year 2000. It will roll over to the year 00. > > (*)Click on the button across from " Short Date Style " and select the > option that shows, " mm/dd/yyyy " or " m/d/yyyy " . > > (Be sure your selection has four y's showing, not just " mm/dd/yy). > > Then click on " Apply " . Then click on " OK " at the bottom. > > Easy enough to fix. However, every " as distributed " installation of > Windows world wide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover... Pass this along > to your PC buddies... no matter how much of a guru they think they > are... this might be a welcome bit of information! > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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