YOUR Y2K TESTING & FIXING
 Testing for Year 2000
 Compliance
 Correcting the Year 2000
 Problem (for Most Machines)
 VIA A DOS BOOT DISK:

  1. Insert boot disk into your floppy disk
      drive and power up your system.
  2. Type "date" and change the date to
      December 31, 1999 (12-31-1999).
  3. Type "time" and change the time to
      11:59 P.M. (23.59).
  4. Power the system down.
  5. Wait at least 1 minute.
  6. Reboot from the floppy disk and
      type "date".
  7. If the year dosen't read 2000, then you
      have a problem.
  8. Use Date and Time to reset the current
      date and time.

 VIA YOUR BIOS SETUP:

  1. Enter the BIOS setup at boot time
      (see your PCs docmentation).
  2. Change the date to December 31, 1999
      (12-31-1999).
  3. Change the time to 11:59 P.M. (23:59)
  4. Power the system down.
  5. Wait at least 1 minute.
  6. Power the system back up and reenter
      the BIOS setup.
  7. If the year dosen't read 2000, then you
      have a problem.
  8. Use the BIOS setup to reset the current
      date and time.


The best solution, of course, is to obtain a BIOS
upgrade. From your mother board manufacture.


You my be able to down load this up grade
throught the InterNet.

 VIA A DOS BOOT DISK:

  1. Wait for year 2000 to arrive
  2. Insert a boot disk into your floppy
      disk drive and power up your system.
  3. Type "date". If the year reads
      1980, change it to 2000.
  4. Reboot from the floppy disk.
      The year should read 2000.

 VIA BOS SETUP:

  1. Wait for the year 2000 to arrive.
  2. Enter the BIOS setup at boot-up
      (see your PCs documentation).
  3. If the year reads 1900, change it
       to 2000.
  4. Reboot and reenter the BIOS setup.
      The year should read 2000.


UNCOMFORTABLE BY DOING IT YOURSELF
Here Is Some Software.

  1. The RighTime Clock Company.
       URL: www.rightime.com
  2. 2000 Wizard
       URL: www.dmx2.com
  3. Millennium/Pro.
       URL: www.unicore.com
  4. McAfee 2000 Toolbox.
       URL: www.nai.com
  5. Check 2000 PC.
       URL: www.gmt-uta.com
.

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