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Set your Computer to accept a 4 Digit Year

The following are step-by-Step Instructions to configure your computer so it will accept a 4-Digit Year using Windows 95.

The ‘short date style’ of every computer running a Windows operating system must also be set to display a 4-digit year format, to avoid application failures. This is true even if the computer is Y2K compliant and its clock is set correctly.

This has nothing to do with the BIOS chips or any other firmwear or other techie mumbo-jumbo double talk. This is to insure any new applications you might install, have installed, or are running, will not have any detrimental effects on your PC or software when the New Year rolls over.

If you have or use a PC at home and use Windows 95/98, you may want to take heed of the warning, and set the short date styles to a 4-digit format as follows:

1. From your Desktop, Double click on the "MY COMPUTER" icon, or
   From your Task Bar, click "START", "SETTINGS", and click on "CONTROL PANEL"
2. Double click "REGIONAL SETTINGS",
3. Select the "DATE" tab
4. Set the "SHORT DATE STYLE" to a format that displays a 4-digit date.
   Example: YYYY/MM/DD or DD-MM-YYYY.
5. Also check the "LONG DATE STYLE" to ensure it too, is set to display 4-digit dates.
6. Click on "APPLY",
7. Click on "OK".

There, you're done and it didn't hurt a bit, did it?
( I'll have to get on a Windows 3.xx computer to see how it's done there later.)

If you have already done it, you can disregard this. But I would suggest that you at least check the computer you're using.

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