The following tips are from one
of the presenters of a seminar
my Chamber of Commerce Business Support Committee sponsored
Y2K Dangers For
Small Business & Individuals©
by Barb Ellestad, On-The-Spot Training
ellestad@primemedia.netIf you think because you have a single PC you are immune to Y2K...think again. Even a single PC is vulnerable to Y2K problems., including the software programs used on that PC.
Things To Check And Watch For
- Test BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and The Real Time Clock (different from the clock display in Win 95/98)
- Purchase a diagnostic software program to test systems and applications.
- Download free software programs from the Web. Click Here.
Reset System Date To Four Digit Year
- Go to: My Computer, Control Panel, Regional Settings, Date, Short Date Style, Select MM/dd/yyyy
- Reset defaults in Application Programs to display four digit year.
Windows 95/98
- Download files from Microsoft Web site http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/
- Windows 95 Explorer does not display dates beyond the year 2000. Fix this problem with a file download - win95y2k.exe
- Windows 98 has a simple download to fix Y2K problem with Outlook.
- Office 97 - download files from Microsoft Web Site. Most vulnerable is Excel spreadsheet program. Download two files you can use to check existing files and identify problem dates.
- Access database program that has date concerns. Download a file that checks dates.
Quicken, QuickBooks, and QuickPay Problems
Quicken programs - serious problems with older versions of Quicken, QuickBooks and QuickPay.
- QuickPay, all versions, for Windows 3.1 & 95 - Not Compliant Intuit is developing a solution for Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0, available for free download.
- Determine software version: Open program, click on Help, click on "About QuickBooks"
- Access Web Site: http://www.intuit.com/corporate/year2000/find_your_product.html
- Check the status of your program and the version
- Testing for versions older than 1998 still to be completed
- Some versions simply not compliant and never will be
- Upgrade to newer versions
- When available, download program fix.- Other programs, go to manufacturers' Web Site and check out Year 2000 information
Training yourself and your staff for Y2K
"The Year 2000 problem is not only a technical problem, it is important to remember that it is also a business process problem that has a very human side to it." (Microsoft Year 2000 Resource Center Web Site)
- Recognize date related problems.
- Use four digit dates for year
- Upgrade or replace older systems - bite the bullet.
Don't take the chance that the bug won't affect you. (To Main Menu)
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