Short date versus long date

[ClintDaddy]

We are preparing for Y2K and are wondering if it matters if Windows is setup for short date or long date. Do windows programs pull the date from Windows or do they pull it from the BIOS or does it matter. Thanks.

[AlienDyne]

Try a Y2K upgrade for Windows. You can check it at Microsoft's site.

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[pcshark]

The date display in the regional settings in Windows does NOT affect application operation or the operating system itself. The only thing that it affects is the way the date is displayed to the user, either in 2- or 4- digit format.
For a Y2K patch of the Windows 95 operating system, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/d...t.asp?site=95. Windows 98SE has the Y2K patches applied, and the Customer Service Pack for Win98 contains the patches as well. Also, SP5 or better for Windows NT 4.0 applies Y2K patches to that OS. (SP4 supposedly brought NT 4.0 up to compliance, but it missed a few things.)

Hope this helps (-:

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R. Bret Walker, CNE

[pcshark]

You know, speaking of Y2K, I just got info on the beta release of SP3 for GroupWise 5.5 (Novell's e-mail and groupware package). SP2 was supposed to cover all Y2K issues, but one of the things that SP3 does is to add February 29 to the 2000 calendar. Go figure (-:
I guess they had January 1 covered, and figured they'd get around to the rest of the year later LOL.

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R. Bret Walker, CNE