Richard Pedgio II wrote: > > Thought you might be interested in the following: > Print this out and follow the directions. > > CHECK IT OUT... > > Double click on "My Computer". > > Double click on "Control Panel". > > Double click on "Regional Settings" icon. > > Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. > > Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it shows a "two > digit" year. Of course it does. That's the default setting for Windows > 95, Windows 98 and NT. > > This date RIGHT HERE is the date that feeds application software and > WILL NOT rollover in the year 2000. It will roll over to 00. > > Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" and select the option > that shows, mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has FOUR Y's > showing, not two) > > Then click on "Apply" > and then click on "OK" at the bottom. > Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of Windows > worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover. > > How many people know about it? How many people know to change > that? What will be the effect? Who knows. > > Now YOU know - pass it > > Jo-Ann Killion Pedigo > Pedigoat Farms, Nubian Forte' > 2890 E. 750 N. > Lebanon, IN 46052-9362 > 765-325-9266 (Home) > 765-325-9277 (Farm) > 765-325-9288 (Fax) > List Owner of: > Bridgewater-L@rootsweb.com > Pedigo-L@rootsweb.com > Researching surnames of: > KILLION and WARREN lines: > Ballard > Bridgewater > Fulbright/Vollbrich > Gordon > Killian/KILLION > Masten > Myers > Nowling > Richards > Ross > Tomey > Warren. > PEDIGO and LANHAM lines: > Cochran > Dorenbusch > Dixon > Elkin > Gill > Grubb > Kinney > Lanham > Nolan > Pearman > PEDIGO > Shirley > Tanner > Turpin > Volk > www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3972 > > ________________________________________________________ > NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html Here is something to help you all with puter. Sincerely, Helen in Pa.