Most operating systems will have no Y2K problems if they have been set up correctly. The first thing you want to do is to gather all the information about your operating system. A window will open. This will give you the operating system's manufacturer, name and version number. Once you have all information about your operating system, contact the manufacturer, or check out their website to find out about the status of the product.
Software refers to programs like word processors, HTML editors, or games.
Because some of these programs use dates to make calculations, sort, and search, they too can be effected by the Y2K computer problem. The best way to find out about the Y2K status of a piece of software is to contact its manufacturer. You probably won't have to replace your software, but you may have to reinstall it, or change the way it is set up. The Apple computer's operating system appears to be immune to the Y2K problem because they record the year-date differently. As we have seen, PCs record the date 1999 as 99, and that will cause problems when the calendar rolls over to the year 2000.