Read the date and make sure it still reads Jan. 3, 2000. Return the PC to the current date and time. Alternatively, you can use any number of automated software utilities available free from Web sites sponsored by computer hardware and software makers. Both American Megatrends and Phoenix Technologies, the two leading BIOS makers, offer Y2K-compliant upgrades, which can be ordered through their Web sites. Like the new millennium itself, how your PC will behave when it confronts the new century head-on is not entirely predictable.
Problems located in individual applications can still disrupt the smooth New Year transition.
Your non-date dependent applications will work just fine. The point is to prepare for the worst scenario. Taking steps to test and prepare your computer offers you your best chance at a clean boot-up come Jan. 1, 2000. That is, provided you don't spill champagne on your keyboard. That problem won't be remedied by a software fix.