<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Uh.  Won't "00" be the abbreviation for the = year 2000?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Besides, I am running MS Windows...how am = I supposed to tell if I have a Y2K bug or not.  Won't it pretty much be crash = and run as usual?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>---------------------------------------------------</FONT> = </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:cedel@supernet.com" title=cedel@supernet.com>Clyde = Hollinger</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 31, 1999 = 4:41 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Y2K Check</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1>Pianotech friends,</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>I am sending this message = to you because I just got it from a relative and believe it may save some = of you some big headaches tomorrow. When I received this and checked my = computers I found they both needed to be changed, even though I had them both = checked for Y2K compatibility many months ago.  I don't know how = important this is, but I fixed mine and I recommend you check yours.  If you = are running Windows, this is an easy  fix for a Y2K problem = everyone should do, so I'm told.</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Regards,</FONT></FONT> = <BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Clyde Hollinger, = RPT</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>TEST</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>1 . Double click on "My Computer".</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>2. Double click on "Control = Panel".</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>3. Double click on = "Regional Settings" icon.</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>4. Click on the "Date" tab = at the top of the page.</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>5. Where it says, "Short = Date Sample", look and see if it shows a "two digit" year. It probably 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.</FONT></FONT><FONT = color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>6. Click the drop-down = arrow to the right of "Short Date Style"</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>7. Select the option = mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection has four Y's, not two)</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>8. Click = "OK".</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Easy enough to fix. = However, every single installation of Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K = rollover. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends and associates.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT>  <BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1></FONT></FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML= >