I use a software fix to your hardware problem. It was developed by ATG. At boot up it will pass the correct date to the operating system, CMOS clock and BIOS chip.

This fix is highly recommended by the computer industry. Many large corporations use this program - such as AT&T ! It was given excellent reviews by various pc magazines.

Other less desirable fixes available :

A. Buy a new motherboard or computer - very expensive & no guarantee the BIOS chip on it will fix the problem.
B. Flash the BIOS - Very risky - if the code is wrong in this software fix, you have to buy a new motherboard !! Correct software flash is hard to find.
C. Use a memory resource/driver program - not always stable or dependable, uses valuable memory resources, can be inadvertently disabled.

AFTERWARDS :
A. MAKE NEW BOOT DISKS & ENABLE YOUR ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM

Also : In Control Panel go to Regional Settings; for Short Date Style select a setting that has FOUR y's

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I. Windows 95 - A & B VERSIONS

To make Windows 95 Y2K compliant - 2 steps:

Step 1)

Microsoft Y2K site 1

To make Windows 95 Y2K compliant you must also have I.E. 4.01,SP2 or later:

Step 2)

Microsoft Y2K : site 2 - Page Expired - Solution : Get I.E. 5.0

To test to see if your Windows operating system is Y2K compliant: Download the Year 2000 Product Analyzer:

Microsoft Y2K site 3

II. Windows 98

Only Windows 98 SE released June '99 is fully compliant !! Previous versions of Windows are not( Old Windows 98, Windows 95, & older!!). This retail upgrade from the old Windows 98 to the new Windows 98 SE sells for 24.95.

III. Windows NT 4.0

Microsoft Y2K site 5

Choose SP 4 (SP 5 is also a fix, but not required)

OR - Go directly to the SP 4 site

IV.Windows 3.1, 3.11, WFW :

Microsoft Y2K site 6

Microsoft Y2K site 7

OR order their CD for this fix :
Microsoft Y2K site 8

For other programs :

Go to their web sites !!

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