Y2K and Windows Help

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I know it may be a little late, but I want to hopefully save some
people some aggravation, and money. I ran one of the Y2K checks below,
and my RTC (real time clock)failed, which caused me to panic.
 My first inclination was to buy the "fix-it: software offered for sale
by the compant offering the "free" Y2K check.
 I'm glad I waited to call the company I bought my puter from. They told
me a simple check to do myself, and if it then failed I could bring it
in. They have a simple, cheap, fix-it. Below I have the steps for
do-it-yourself Y2K RTC compliance testing.

1) In the bottom right corner is your clock; double click on it
2) Change the time to December 31st, 11:57pm
3) Shut your computer down
4) Wait until you know without a doubt it has rolled over to the new   
date
5) Turn the puter back on, and see if it comes up ok
6) If it does, great. If it is only a couple of years old, most will
be    ok. If not, then you'll need to see a local computer store for   
options.
Again, if it's relatively new, they tell me the fix-it, is very simple.
GKL wrote:
> 
> Hi All !
> 
> Just wanted to share some info that might be needful to those who use
> Windows 95 or Windows 98, it seems that those operating systems
> might need an upgrade patch to be Y2K complient, there is a toll-free
> number to call Microsoft for a free Windows 95 Y2K upgrade CD, it is
> 1-888-673-8925
> also, below is links to sites for free downloads of programs to help
> with Y2K compatibility, the first is for a program that will check the
> computer itself (hardware) for Y2K compatibility, the other 2 links
> are for Windows 95 and 98 downloads to make those operating systems
> Y2K compatible, - but remember, if you have a lot of various software
> programs on your computer, there is a possibility that some of them
> may not be Y2K complient, if the software doesn't have contact info
> to ask the company if it is or not, then try doing a search on the
> web to find out.
> 
> http://www.2000check.com/freetest/downinfo.htm
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/tools/software.htm
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/pca/pca.htm
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> Have a blessed holiday y'all !
> 
> Bro. Gary
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