Cecile Chi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>All I had to do with my 486 running Windows 3.1 was to go to DOS,
>type DATE and enter the Jan. 1, 2000 date, and now when I power off
>and reboot it keeps the current date correct.  Much simpler than buying
>or downloading some program and running it to fix a once-in-a-lifetime
>little bug.
>
>Cecile Chi

        My 1994 PC came up as "January 1, 2094" this New Year's,
        so I tried to change the DOS date, exactly as you did,
        and it worked for as long as I stayed on the computer,
        but when I turned it off and rebooted the next day,
        it indicated "1994"!!!

        Don't be surprised if the date on your pC screws up
        again in 2001!

        I bought an easy-to-use, $5.00 program that automatically
        sets the correct year every time you reboot.

        Check it out at:

                http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Villa/1855/Y2K/y2k.htm