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