>From: Lonranger
>Subject: [PCSOFT] Y2K OS Question
>Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 12:58:15 -0600
>
>Dear Fellow Listies:
>
>I know this topic has been posted before, but do not recall the answer to
>it.  I am a computer consultant in Calgary, Canada and a client of mine has
>recently had a system crash.  She was running Win95 but because of her lack
>of knowledge of computers and fear of crashes and things, she has decided
>to go back to
>Dos/Win 3.xx as she is only running a 386 processor.
>
>What I need to know is this:  Is Dos and Windows 3.xx Y2K and will she have
>any problems getting through to the next year and if so, what could she
>possibly experience.  She is only doing basic word processing and some
>surfing.
>
>Any and all help is appreciated.
>
>TIA
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Sam Reiner
>a.k.a. Lonranger
>
>Mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
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I am running DOS 5 and Win 3.11 (used to run 3.1). Both DOS 5 and Win3x are
Y2K compatible (I ran tests to be sure). Problem is, most mother boards are
not.

To overcome this problem you will have to add two lines to your autoexec.bat
ahead of where win is called, as follows

date
time

This will wait for the user to put in the date and time each time the system
boots.

(BTW, all you who would tell me that windows 3 uses a two digit date code,
_wrong_. It _displays_ two digits, but _stores_ all four. To set them in
control panel, put in 99, then advance with the arrow buttons. It mcan
handle up to 2095.)
=====Korny=====


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