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