In responce to my Y2K WIN95 Tip? message, I was critized by a self-styled expert in the field. Since I make a living in the PC market as opposed to a hobbiest, let me make a few things clear: 1) for the one or more persons who read my post and got from it that it was a Y2K fix all, EXCUSE ME. There is no single Y2K fix. Every application has exposure. 2) If you own a 486 or prior Intel chip (386, 286 or 8088), your machine itself is about 99% certain to be a problem. No matter that your software works, the machine may very well give you bad data. It will NOT properly process certain applications after 31 Dec 1999. I will not go into the details but if you use your machine for WordProcessing and the Internet, sleep well tonight. I have tested over 100 486 and 386 class machines and have never found one that would pass Y2K. 3) If you have a Pentium machine, your chances are 99% in your favor. I have tested over 300 Pentium machines and found no failures. 4) If you are running a nonIntel chip machine, the initial savings at purchase may or may not bite you. 5) You have a risk with every program that you run. If you depend upon the program to any extent, make sure you are at current release before year end. It increases the chance that the software publisher has resolved the problem. If you call in Jan without a problem with the program and you are not at current release, chances are extremely high that you will be told to upgrade to current release where the problem has been fixed (even if it has not). Be current, be safe. 6) Date not important? Set your system date on 12 31 99 to 12 31 71. 1972 mimicks 2000 and while it is 28 years off, the system will work fine. Next time I come across any information which may minimize the Y2K exposure, I will keep to myself to insure that I do not confuse those members of the list who are far more expert than I. Bil _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com