Sigh.  Not again.

This has been circulating on every newsgroup and email list on the Internet.
It's meaningless drivel (read it closely).  Microsoft has posted a response,
and you can find more info at Kumite (http://www.kimite.com/myths) and all
the usual Urban Legens web sites.

Short, obvious answer: the instructions tell you how to change the date
DISPLAY format from 2 digit to 4 digit.  Who cares?  This has absolutely no
effect on the way Windows stores dates internally, or sorts or compares them.

Date sent:              Mon, 30 Aug 1999 07:15:26 -0700
Send reply to:          Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
From:                   Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:                [HP3000-L] OT: Y2K on your Windows
To:                     [log in to unmask]

> A friend of mine sent this to me, and it is correct about the settings, but I
> don't know if they are correct about the way this affects applications. Before
> I run around and have a thousand PC's fixed, can anyone tell me if this is
> valid or not?
>
> thanks,
> shawn
>
>
>   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 Y2K compliant.
>
>   This is simple to do, and but VERY important.
>   -----------------------------------------
>
>   Click on "START" for Windows 95 or 98 and Main in Program Manager in
>   Windows 3.1
>
>   Click on "SETTINGS" for 95 and 98.
>
>   Double click on "Control Panel".
>
>   Double click on "Regional settings" icon (look for the little
>   world globe)for 95 and 98 and International (little globe) for 3.1.
>
>   Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. (last tab on the
>   top right)for 95 and 98
>
>   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" for 95 and 98, just click OK for 3.1
>
>   Then click on "OK" at the button.
>


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