Dear Friends:

         For those of you running Windows this is a fix for a
         small Y2K problem almost everyone should do.

         After running this quick little test, much to my
         surprise, I learned that my computer would have
         failed on 01-01-2000 due to a computer clock glitch.
         Fortunately, a quick fix is provided, should your
         computer fail the test.

         I submit the following for your consideration:

         TEST:

         Double click on "My Computer". Double click on
         "Control Panel". Double click on "Regional Settings"
         icon. Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.

         Where it says, "Short Date Sample" look and see if it
         shows a "two digit" year.  Of course it does.  That's
         the default setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and
         NT.  This date RIGHT HERE is the date that feeds
         application software and WILL NOT rollover in the
         year 2000.  It will roll over to 00.

         Click on the button across from "Short Date Style"
         and select the option that shows, mm/dd/yyyy.  (Be
         sure your selection has four Y's showing, not just
         two).

         Then click on "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the
         bottom.

         Easy enough to fix.  However, every single
         installation (yy) of Windows worldwide is defaulted
         to fail the Y2K rollover.

         How many people know about this?  How many people
         know to change that? What will be the effect?  Who
         knows!  But this is another example of the
         pervasiveness and systematic nature of the problem.

         Of course this fix relates only to the operating
         system part of the Y2K problem and your PC.  You
         still should review all your applications and the PC
         BIOS to make sure you are ready for the big event.