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  [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 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.

most places have that for free - including mine.  it only takes 5
minutes to write after all.

but if you don't want a solution that will stuff up again in 2001, check
out my full date management option.

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