>
>Q: I received e-mail saying I can fix Windows' Y2K problems by merely
opening
>the Control Panel's Regional Settings area and changing the Date display
from
>double-digits to four digits. I set my computer accordingly. Will Windows
now
>be OK when we enter 2000?
>
>
>[name omitted]
>San Diego
>
>A: I've received so much mail on this one that I'll repeat it, adding some
>more information.
>First, this "solution" floating around the Internet is a hoax, described at
>this Microsoft Web page: http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/y2khoax.htm.
>
>That's not to say Windows won't have problems when we enter 2000. Windows 95
>and Windows 98 have several Year 2000 issues to be corrected, and Microsoft
>has created programs to fix them.
>
>If you're using Windows 95, download and run the Year 2000 update program at
>the following Microsoft Web site:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/
>contents/wurecommended/s_wufeatured/win95y2k/default.asp
>
>No Internet connection? Order the free Windows 95 Year 2000 Update CD-ROM by
>calling (888) MSFT-Y2K. Either of those methods will fix Windows 95's date
>problems.
>
>Windows 98 users can head to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/, click on
>Product Updates, and follow the instructions to download the appropriate
>files.
>
>Or, to avoid a download, call (888) 287-9755 and ask for the two Windows 98
>Year 2000 Service packs. They're free, except for a shipping and handling
>charge.
>
>Windows 98, Second Edition users are lucky -- that version of Windows
doesn't
>seem to have any Y2K problems.
>
>Finally, for the complete scoop on how Microsoft products may be affected
>during the year 2000, head to
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/product/product.asp
>
>
>It lists almost every Microsoft product -- even games -- in every language,
>and describes what, if any, problems they'll have Jan. 1, 2000.
>
>


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