System Clock Shows 18/mm/04

The format of my system clock shows 19/mm/04, it is the same when I open any emails. I have run AdAware, Spybot etc and Norton Utilities but with no result. If I double click the time my Regional Settings Dialog Box shows but if I try to alter or do anything for that matter it freezes and in the Close Program Dialog Box (ctrl/Alt/Del) it says the Regional Settings is Not Responding, this also happens from the Control Panel > Regional Settings.

Can anyone please help me rectify this niggle?

Could it be related to a low MoBo battery? the time remains constant, if anything it gains rather than loses time.

Thanking you

Regards

M

 

[TekTippy4U]

got the win98 y2k updates installed?

http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/corporate.asp

what's the system specs?

TT4U

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[ManicMark]

Hi TT4U,

"got the win98 y2k updates installed?"

I have all the updates possible, the system specs are:

Win 98
PII 300
512 mb RAM

I noticed the problem after setting a field in Access to Default Value Date(), I have been instructed @ computing.net to check in my BIOS. At the moment the only effect is visual on my emails when opened and the Yellow description box when I hover over the clock. However in Access and Excel when I format to date I have to use custom settings to select dd/mm/yy all the options under date are Americanised even though the PC is set English UK.

Regards

M

 

[tomaso11]

Check your keyboard settings are also set to English U.K
Sounds like the clock isnt set in BIOS.

 

[TekTippy4U]

Hi M;
don't see your screenname in first post.
Seems odd it would happen after setting an Access field - no?....ever see it before on that box?
Yes the BIOS is a good look, but if the mobo can hold 512MB RAM it usually isn't doing anything with the CMOS clock...have a bad shutdown lately?
Ran a thorough scandisk i imagine?

Could just be an incompatability issue concerning having 2 languages installed.
try this
- replace Systray.exe
- stickin to the Access issue, what version of Office are you running?

couple guesses below anyway

Start > Run MSCONFIG
check the entries in
System.ini
[intl]
sLongDate=dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy
sShortDate=M/d/yy

speaking of which - got any ANSI entries in Config.SYS?
temporarily untick it maybe

still doesn't explain the no Regional Applet access problem

Try accessing this way
Start > Run
control intl.cpl = Regional Tab
control intl.cpl ,1 = Number
control intl.cpl ,2 = Currency
control intl.cpl ,3 = Time
control intl.cpl ,4 = Date

(scratchin away here)

TT4U

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[ManicMark]

Thanks TT4u,

Sorry for the late reply forgot this post and neglected to check the email alert option.

I am running Office 2000.

I have looked in my System.ini and there are no entries resembling:

[intl]
sLongDate=dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy
sShortDate=M/d/yy

Can't see any ANSI entries of any description either, infact the Config.sys is completely empty is this how it should be?

I am going to cross reference with a win 98 laptop to see what the results are in the msconfig there.

Thanking you

Regards

M