SYEAR10.ZIP 
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SetYear v1.0


SETYEAR, SYear32 and SYear32C are freeware utilities to fix the 
Y2K bug of the BIOS.

These tools set the year in the system time of DOS or Windows 
to a command line parameter. This helps all applications, which 
get the date the normal way from the operating system - and this 
are nearly all modern programs. 

On some PCs, the BIOS itself works correct but the chip for the
RTC (real time clock) forgets the highest digits of the year when
power is switched off. In this case, the utilities will provide even
a correct date for BIOS calls.

At the beginning of year 2000, use it with parameter 2000. In the
next year, just use parameter 2001.


SETYEAR.COM
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The simple DOS version. Put it in your AUTOEXEC.BAT:

        SETYEAR 2000


SYear32.EXE
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The 32 Bit version for Win9x and NT. Put it in your STARTUP 
(or AUTOSTART) folder with parameter 2000.


SYear32C.EXE
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The 32 Bit console application for Win9x and NT. Put it in your 
AUTOEXEC.BAT (if you are using one) or in the Startup script:

        SYear32C 2000

You can even use it, to write the changes to stdout (e.g. for a 
logfile):

        SYear32C -d 2000



Attention:

This utilities just correct the system time. They don't have
any control about how are your applications handle the date!



This software is free and freely distributable on a non-commercial 
basis. The author expressly disclaims any warranty for this software. 
This software and any related documentation is provided "as is" 
without warranty of any kind.

Distribution of the program or any work based on the program by a 
commercial organization to any third party is permitted only with 
the written permission of the author.

(c) 1999 by Guenter Trageser
Email: gutrageser@debitel.net
