[Delta Dart]

I have a rather old 486 computer with Win 95. It has a100meg processor,32m ram and works great. The only problem it always boots up with a 1994 date. The h/m/s/ time is always correct but the year/mo/day is always for 1994. If reset it for correct date it is fine until I reboot. I tried a new cmos battery even though the one installed checked good but no change.
Any ideas guys or gals?

Delta Dart

[codejockey]

I'd check out the BIOS for a possible Y2K problem.

Hope this helps.

[Alex Ethridge]

It probably is a BIOS problem; but, there will be no BIOS update for antyhing that old.

Symantec used to have a software fix for this problem that ran in the DOS portion of Windows 9x (or 3.1) boot up. The best I remember, it was a free utility. I had it on hand for a long time; but, having not had a call about a Y2K problem in so long, I don't have any idea how long it might take me to find it (maybe even never).

Go to www.google.com and do a search for "Y2K Fix" -virus. You might get lucky; but, Y2K has been a non-issue for so long, I doubt it.

[cnimbus]

A BIOS upgrade might be available from eSupport.

If you submit the request for quote, they will send an e-mail with a quote for about $80 for the upgrade. Don't buy it, wait about 2 months and they will lower the price down to about $25.

[~Candy~]

Try resetting it for a date in 1999. If it stays put, it's a 2K issue. Not really worth the investment or the risk of trying to fix it. Just live with it.

[IMP49]

I had the same problem with an old Pentium like that. AcaCandy is right on about living with it if the time is not an issue, just a convenience. In my case I had a few programs on my old one that needed updated, and wouldn`t update unless the date was correct, so what I did was download a program called Atomic Clock, there are also others , do a google check to find one. I am trying to recall it has been a while, and depends on whether you leave your comp on all the time as some do, or turn it off. If you leave it on all the time, the atomic clock should keep the time all the time. If you turn your comp off, it will loose the time, so when you boot up, the time will be off, but when you go online, the clock will ping(check) the time and adjust it to the correct time and date. Don`t know if this will help you out in your situation, but it is something you can try if you wish.

Regards
Peters321

[Delta Dart]

Thanks to all of you for your time and help. I assumed it to be a bios problem but would never have guessed it being connected to a Y2K. You all are pretty sharp.

You are correct AcaCandy the cost would not be pratical.

To Alex Ethridge:
I found the fix on google and downloaded it. I will try it and let you know if it corrected the problem. After reading the y2k document it seems like a plausable fix.

You folks are great;
Delta Dart

[Delta Dart]

To Alex Ethridge
I installed the y2kfix I copied from google as you suggested and d/m/y date works like a charm. Thanks again for your help and to all who responded to my thread. This is a great forum for trouble shooting.

Delta Dart