Re: Have u seen what happens when u increase the Windows System Year f
- From: "Jon" <Email_Address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:42:40 +0100
[**Complete disclaimer from any problems caused**]
[**DO NOT TRY*** unless you know how to change the clock time within your
computer's BIOS]
Some pretty weird things start happening if you try and set it by using the
command line "date" function too
eg Start > run > cmd
date
Enter date eg 25-08-2100
The clock now shows the date.
Programs may crash and your computer may not reboot, so be careful
Jon
"Debabrata" <Debabrata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:DCCBA786-B890-4751-8BDF-E4DDDCB85E9D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Have u seen what happens when u increase the Windows System Year from
> 2099.
>
> This was a nice and disturbing thing that I found out yesterday. Just go
> to
> the Windows Clock located on the bottom left corner of the screen and
> double
> click on it. Double clicking on it will bring up the Date and Time
> Properties
> Dialog Box. Now increase the Year field. Now the magic starts. The moment
> u
> cross 2099 the Year becomes 1980. So....now what. As u can clearly see
> when
> the year 2099 comes (and ends) the next ear on Ur Windows calendar will
> become 1980. That is u r actually going back in time (hahaha.). As u can
> now
> have understood the implications can be manifold. U we staring at another
> Y2.1 scenario.
>
> Should not the Microsoft guys come out with a clarification for this
> glaring
> mistake?
>
> --
> Debabrata Das
>
> Software Engineer
> Kolkata,
> India
.
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