Y2K Hoax
"Jerry Moon" (moon@netjava.com)
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 17:27:33 -0500
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Thought that you might be interisted in this information about the =
latest Y2K Hoaz that is going around.
Below is Microsoft's information about the Y2K Hoax, found at :
http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/y2khoax.htm
There is a hoax email in circulation on the Internet concerning the Y2K
compliance of Windows 95 and Windows 98.
There are various versions of this mail which resemble the below:
"Every copy of Windows will fail on January 1st unless you fix it =
now, to
fix it..."
Click on "My Computer".
Click on "Control Panel".
Click on "Regional Settings".
Click on the "Date" tab. 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, 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 two. Click "Apply" =
and
then click on "OK" at the bottom.
Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of Windows =
worldwide
is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
Facts about Windows 95, Windows 98 and Y2K...
Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows 98 are compliant and customers DO NOT =
have to
perform the above steps to obtain compliance. Windows will store and =
calculate
the date as 4 digits, independent of the date display selected by the =
customer.
Dates are stored and processed by Windows in a 4 digit format regardless =
of the
date display style selected in Regional settings. Customers can use the
regional settings tab to adjust how the date is displayed (e.g. mm/dd/yy =
or
mm/dd/yyyyy).
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thought that you might be interisted in this =
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Panel".<BR> Click on "Regional=20
Settings".<BR> Click on the "Date" tab. Where it =
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"Short Date Sample" look and see if<BR>it shows a "two Digit"=20
year.<BR> Of course it does. That?s the default =
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for Windows 95, 98 and NT.<BR>This date RIGHT HERE is=20
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bottom.<BR> Easy enough to fix. However, every =
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Y2K...<BR><BR>Microsoft=20
Windows 95 and Windows 98 are compliant and customers DO NOT have =
to<BR>perform=20
the above steps to obtain compliance. Windows will store and=20
calculate<BR>the date as 4 digits, independent of the date display =
selected by=20
the customer.<BR>Dates are stored and processed by Windows in a 4 digit =
format=20
regardless of the<BR>date display style selected in Regional =
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displayed (e.g. mm/dd/yy=20
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