Does anyone know if windows 95 and NT are y2k compliance?How about windows 98?What does this mean for systems running on them and how can you tell.

-- Anonymous, August 04, 1998

Answers

You might want to check the following site, Gordon. One of the things you'll find is there is a (sometimes big) difference between compliant and Y2K ready. At any rate, MS has put up a site with information on most of their products.

http://www.microsoft.com/year2000/

John

-- Anonymous, August 04, 1998

Yes, check to Microsoft Web site. (As I recall NT is compliant as of version 3.51, 95 requires a patch which can be downloaded from the MS Web site.

In addition to having a compiant operating system, you also need compliant hardware and applications. There are tools available to check the hardware:

PC Magazine has a free tool to use with Windows 95. http://www.zdnet.com/vlabs/y2k/testy2k.html

National Software Testing Labs has a free tool that can be used on any IBM compatible machine. http://www.nstl.com/html/ymark_2000.html

Then check with each of companies that provided the applications you are running to see if the applications need to be upgraded.

-- Anonymous, September 09, 1998