<!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></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>FWIW,  When I go to the Regional Settings / Date window, the = top of the box has two little windows which indicate that  "When a two = digit year is entered, interpret as a year between 1930  and 2029", the two = years being the numbers in the little windows.  The later number can be = adjusted up or down, and the former will follow maintaining the period of time = between them.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Perhaps this is different from other versions of Windows.  I'm = running Windows 98, I'm not sure which version.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good luck in Y2K!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Brian Trout</DIV> <DIV>Quarryville, PA</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </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 = 1:17 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Y2K Check</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Del, <BR>I am about as far away as you can get from = being a Y2K or computer specialist, which is probably obvious.  Someone else = on this list said don't worry about it.  I thought it was worth passing = on, just in case.  Someone else will need to answer your questions. <P>HNY, <BR>Clyde <P>Delwin D Fandrich wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT size=-1>Uh.  Won't "00" be the abbreviation for the = year 2000?</FONT> <FONT size=-1>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> <FONT = size=-1>Regards,</FONT> <FONT size=-1>Del</FONT> <FONT size=-1>---------------------------------------------------</FONT> = <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>  <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT color=#000000><FONT = size=-1>Pianotech friends,</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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Regards,</FONT></FONT> = <BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>Clyde Hollinger, = RPT</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>TEST</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>1 . Double click on "My = Computer".</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>2. Double click on = "Control Panel".</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>3. Double click on = "Regional Settings" icon.</FONT></FONT> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>4. Click on the "Date" = tab at the top of the page.</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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>6. Click the drop-down = arrow to the right of "Short Date Style"</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> <P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=-1>8. Click = "OK".</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>  = <BR> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>= </HTML>