Y2K LINKS for DOS/Windows PC's
   Hardware       
Operating System       Software       Work   


Hardware
Your computer has a chip in it (called the BIOS) which provides basic functions including time and date keeping. You may experience problems if this chip does not properly process dates past December 31, 1999 - even if all of the software on your computer is compliant. There are two ways to find out if your BIOS is Y2K compliant:
There are software packages available which will test your computer's BIOS. If it is found to be non-compliant, a 'patch' file can be installed which will allow your computer to operate normally after December 31, 1999. The University has licensed one such package, TF2000, for use by University of Delaware students and employees. For more information or to obtain this software, visit the Technology Solution Center's Y2K test site.
OR
You can ask the manufacturer of your PC whether your computer's BIOS is compliant. Many large PC vendors allow you to look up this information on their web sites if you know your machine's model and/or serial number. Check the manufacturers list for your machine's manufacturer, or check the documentation that came with your computer for information about techincal support.

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Y2K LINKS for DOS/Windows PC's
   
Hardware       Operating System       Software       Work   


Operating System
An operating system is software which controls how programs interact with a computer's hardware and how the user interacts with those programs. There are many different operating systems which may be used on a DOS/Windows-compatible computer. The following table lists links to Y2K information for the most commonly used PC operating systems.
General Information Links to vendors' Y2K pages
Windows 98 Microsoft's Y2K page for Windows 98 2nd edition
Microsoft's Y2K page for Windows 98 original edition
Windows 95 Microsoft's Y2K page for Windows 95
Windows NT
Windows 3.1& 3.11 Microsoft's Y2K page for Windows 3.1x
MS-DOS (Version 5.0 or higher) Microsoft's Y2K pages for MS-DOS 6.22
Microsoft's Y2K pages for MS-DOS 6.0
Microsoft's Y2K pages for MS-DOS 5.x

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Y2K LINKS for DOS/Windows PC's
   
Hardware       Operating System       Software       Work   


Software
Although your hardware and operating system may be Y2K compliant, the software applications that you use must properly use the date functions provided by the operating system or BIOS in order to be compliant. Information about whether or not individual programs are compliant should be available from the companies that support those programs. The following table lists links to Y2K information for the most commonly used PC applications on campus.
**NOTE**   If the version of the software that you are running is lower than the lowest version listed in the table below, the version you are running is probably not Y2K compliant.
Y2K information for Microsoft products

Microsoft's Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure and Resource Center

search an index of all Microsoft products

All links below for Microsoft products refer to the English-language versions. If you are using a different version, you will need to click on the "search" link above and find the information relevant to that version. Compliance by the English-language version does not automatically imply compliance by any other language versions.
General Information Links to Microsoft's Y2K pages
Microsoft Access    Access 2.0       Access 95       Access 97   
Microsoft Excel    Excel 5.0       Excel 95       Excel 97   
Microsoft Money    Money 3.0   
Microsoft PowerPoint    Powerpoint 4.0       Powerpoint 95       Powerpoint 97   
Microsoft Publisher    Publisher 2.0       Publisher 97       Publisher 98   
Microsoft Word    Word 5.0       Word 5.5       Word 6.xx       Word 95       Word 97   
Microsoft Works    Works 3.0       Works 4.0       Works 4.5       Works 4.5a   
Internet Explorer    IE 3.xx (16-bit)       IE 3.xx (32-bit)       IE 4.01 (16-bit)       IE 4.0x (32-bit)   
Netscape

Netscape asserts that all of their client products versions 2.02 or higher are fully Y2K compliant, provided that the hardware, operating system, and any helper or plug-in applications used in conjunction with Netscape's software are also compliant. "Client products" includes all components of Netscape Navigator and Communicator, such as Messenger, Composer, and Calendar (single user). Some of Netscape's Server products may require a patch or an upgrade to be compliant. See Netscape's Y2K disclosure for more information.
Corel

Corel's Year 2000 Policy
General Information Links to Corel's Y2K pages
WordPerfect    WordPerfect 5.1 (DOS)       WordPerfect 5.1+ (DOS)       WordPerfect 5.2+ (Win3.x)       WordPerfect 6.0 - 6.2 (DOS)       WordPerfect 6.0 (Win3.x)       WordPerfect 6.1 (Win3.1)       WordPerfect 7 (Win3.x)       WordPerfect 7 (Win95)       WordPerfect 8   
Quattro Pro    Quattro Pro 1.0, 5.0, & 5.5       Quattro Pro 6       Quattro Pro 7 for Windows 3.1       Quattro Pro 7 for Windows 95       Quattro Pro 8   
Lotus

Lotus and the Year 2000
General Information Links to Lotus's Y2K pages
Lotus 1-2-3 (part of Lotus SmartSuite)    Lotus 1-2-3   
Lotus Notes    Lotus Notes   
Adobe Systems Incorporated
All Adobe products    Adobe's Year 2000 Product Support   
Intuit

Intuit's Year 2000 Compliant/Ready Standard
Quicken    Quicken version 6 or lower for DOS or Windows       Quicken 98 for Windows       Quicken 99 for Windows   

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Y2K LINKS for DOS/Windows PC's
   
Hardware       Operating System       Software       Work   


Work
If your hardware, operating system, and software are all Y2K compliant, the last thing you need to check is your personal files, documents, and programs. The document "Are Your Programs and Data Files Year 2000 Compliant?" contains information which may facilitate this process.

Be sure to also read about your:
   Hardware       Operating System       Software   
questions, comments, or suggestions?
Send them to y2k-help@udel.edu