THANK YOU. We just got this new Hewlett Packard computer with Windows 98 and sure enought it was set with only 2 y's. Jenny & Dalton Oldham Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <MAGICKRN@aol.com> To: <ANDERSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 5:06 AM Subject: [ANDERSON-L] Fwd: [DALTON-L] Fwd: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > > --part1_0.3bc28b96.25961b68_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > In a message dated 12/24/99 10:38:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, > Millicenty@aol.com writes: > > << Subj: [DALTON-L] Fwd: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > Date: 12/24/99 10:38:08 AM Pacific Standard Time > From: Millicenty@aol.com > Reply-to: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > To all Daltons. I have checked out the following with my computer nerd > daughter who states that this is a valid problem and has just made the > change > in her computer. You may also want to check it out before making the change. > > Cheers, > Millicent > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <GOONS-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) > by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 > 08:12:46 -0500 > Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by > rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:12:29 > -0500 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA19562; > Fri, 24 Dec 1999 05:11:53 -0800 (PST) > Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 05:11:53 -0800 (PST) > Message-ID: <001501bf4e0f$9e102f40$6d1b1dd1@rgcotton> > From: "Ross GH Cotton" <rgcotton@skylinc.net> > Old-To: "Joan Hillman" <hillmads@mcmaster.ca>, > "James A Peachey" <peacheyj@sympatico.ca>, > "Jack Puttenham" <puttnham@skylinc.net>, > "Glen Campbell" <eileenandglen.campbell@sympatico.ca>, > "Ed Charlesworth" <edchar@sympatico.ca>, > "Don Grierson" <dgrier@sympatico.ca>, "Dave C Bean" > <dad@pathcom.com>, > "Bill Goddard" <william.goddard@sympatico.ca>, > "Howard Robinson" <vletts@webtv.net>, > "Kelvin Waywell" <waywell@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca>, > <WARWICK-L@rootsweb.com>, <MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com>, > <GOONS-L@rootsweb.com>, <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:05:08 -0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 > Subject: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > Resent-Message-ID: <rlJAfC.A.FwE.UE3Y4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > To: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <GOONS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7625 > X-Loop: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: GOONS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > I realize that this is not directly related to Genealogy but if one is not > aware of the following they may not have any Genealogy to do, in the year > 2000. > > > Subject: Y2K - DATE SETTINGS > > PLEASE READ BEFORE DELETING; THIS ISN'T A JOKE; AND, > IT MIGHT JUST APPLY TO YOUR SYSTEM'S WINDOWS!!! > > A colleague has just pointed out some Y2K information that I was not aware > of. As a result, I found a setting on my computer that needed to be > changed, and could have caused me quite a bit of headache on January 1st, > had I not known what I was looking for. You may want to check your > systems, and pass this information on to your friends as well. This is > simple to do, and but VERY important. > > THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO VALIDATE THE CORRECT DATE SETTING: > ----------------------------------------- > > Click on "START". > > Click on "SETTINGS". > > Double click on "Control Panel". > > Double click on "Regional Settings" icon (look for the little world globe), > not the date and time icon. > > Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. (tab on the top extreme > right). > > Where it says, "Short Date Sample", check 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 with just the two Y's, it needs to have four > YYYY's. > > That's because Microsoft made the 2 digit setting the default setting for > Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date format (two Y's) 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). If your version of Windows does not show > the four y's option, just type in the additional two "y's". > > Then click on "Apply". > > Then click on "OK" at the button. > > That was easy enough to fix. However, every "as distributed" installation > of Windows worldwide is defaulted to the two y's format and will fail Y2K > rollover. > > Pass this along to your PC buddies no matter how much of a guru they think > they are, this just might be a welcome bit of information! > > > Best of luck in your research in 2000. > > Ross G.H. Cotton, Burlington ON, CAN > * Check out my genealogical Web Page > www.skylinc.net/~rgcotton > > * The GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name COTTON, # 1437. > > > > > ==== GOONS Mailing List ==== > > > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary-- > > > ==== DALTON Mailing List ==== > Subscribe to the free email Dalton Gang Newsletter. Email Melanie Dalton > Crain at mdcrain@mindspring.com > > > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return-Path: <DALTON-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) > by air-zd03.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:38:08 -0500 > Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by > rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:37:53 -0500 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA24615; > Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:36:15 -0800 (PST) > Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:36:15 -0800 (PST) > From: Millicenty@aol.com > Message-ID: <0.b4fe5db2.259516ac@aol.com> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:34:20 EST > Old-To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Old-Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary" > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 39 > Subject: [DALTON-L] Fwd: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > Resent-Message-ID: <PGEEgD.A._-F.e07Y4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1871 > X-Loop: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: DALTON-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >> > > > --part1_0.3bc28b96.25961b68_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <DALTON-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (rly-zd03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.227]) > by air-zd03.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 > 13:38:08 -0500 > Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by > rly-zd03.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:37:53 > -0500 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA24615; > Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:36:15 -0800 (PST) > Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 10:36:15 -0800 (PST) > From: Millicenty@aol.com > Message-ID: <0.b4fe5db2.259516ac@aol.com> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:34:20 EST > Old-To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Old-Content-Type: multipart/mixed; > boundary="part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary" > X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 39 > Subject: [DALTON-L] Fwd: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > Resent-Message-ID: <PGEEgD.A._-F.e07Y4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1871 > X-Loop: DALTON-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: DALTON-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > To all Daltons. I have checked out the following with my computer nerd > daughter who states that this is a valid problem and has just made the change > in her computer. You may also want to check it out before making the change. > > Cheers, > Millicent > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <GOONS-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (rly-yc05.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.37]) > by air-yc01.mail.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 > 08:12:46 -0500 > Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by > rly-yc05.mx.aol.com (v67.7) with ESMTP; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:12:29 > -0500 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA19562; > Fri, 24 Dec 1999 05:11:53 -0800 (PST) > Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 05:11:53 -0800 (PST) > Message-ID: <001501bf4e0f$9e102f40$6d1b1dd1@rgcotton> > From: "Ross GH Cotton" <rgcotton@skylinc.net> > Old-To: "Joan Hillman" <hillmads@mcmaster.ca>, > "James A Peachey" <peacheyj@sympatico.ca>, > "Jack Puttenham" <puttnham@skylinc.net>, > "Glen Campbell" <eileenandglen.campbell@sympatico.ca>, > "Ed Charlesworth" <edchar@sympatico.ca>, > "Don Grierson" <dgrier@sympatico.ca>, "Dave C Bean" > <dad@pathcom.com>, > "Bill Goddard" <william.goddard@sympatico.ca>, > "Howard Robinson" <vletts@webtv.net>, > "Kelvin Waywell" <waywell@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca>, > <WARWICK-L@rootsweb.com>, <MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com>, > <GOONS-L@rootsweb.com>, <Bristol_and_Somerset-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:05:08 -0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > X-Priority: 3 > X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 > X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 > Subject: [G] Genealogy after Y2K > Resent-Message-ID: <rlJAfC.A.FwE.UE3Y4@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > To: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <GOONS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/7625 > X-Loop: GOONS-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: GOONS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > I realize that this is not directly related to Genealogy but if one is not > aware of the following they may not have any Genealogy to do, in the year > 2000. > > > Subject: Y2K - DATE SETTINGS > > PLEASE READ BEFORE DELETING; THIS ISN'T A JOKE; AND, > IT MIGHT JUST APPLY TO YOUR SYSTEM'S WINDOWS!!! > > A colleague has just pointed out some Y2K information that I was not aware > of. As a result, I found a setting on my computer that needed to be > changed, and could have caused me quite a bit of headache on January 1st, > had I not known what I was looking for. You may want to check your > systems, and pass this information on to your friends as well. This is > simple to do, and but VERY important. > > THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO VALIDATE THE CORRECT DATE SETTING: > ----------------------------------------- > > Click on "START". > > Click on "SETTINGS". > > Double click on "Control Panel". > > Double click on "Regional Settings" icon (look for the little world globe), > not the date and time icon. > > Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. (tab on the top extreme > right). > > Where it says, "Short Date Sample", check 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 with just the two Y's, it needs to have four > YYYY's. > > That's because Microsoft made the 2 digit setting the default setting for > Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This date format (two Y's) 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). If your version of Windows does not show > the four y's option, just type in the additional two "y's". > > Then click on "Apply". > > Then click on "OK" at the button. > > That was easy enough to fix. However, every "as distributed" installation > of Windows worldwide is defaulted to the two y's format and will fail Y2K > rollover. > > Pass this along to your PC buddies no matter how much of a guru they think > they are, this just might be a welcome bit of information! > > > Best of luck in your research in 2000. > > Ross G.H. Cotton, Burlington ON, CAN > * Check out my genealogical Web Page > www.skylinc.net/~rgcotton > > * The GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name COTTON, # 1437. > > > > > ==== GOONS Mailing List ==== > > > > --part1_0.b4fe5db2.259516ac_boundary-- > > > ==== DALTON Mailing List ==== > Subscribe to the free email Dalton Gang Newsletter. 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