

This static CD-based web site is representative of the www.microsoft.com/y2k site as of September 15th, 1999.

Works 95/98: Year 2000 Patch Available for Works for Windows

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Works for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5

SUMMARY

A Year 2000 patch is available for Microsoft Works for Windows English language versions 4.0 and 4.5. This patch updates your Works for Windows version to 4.5a.

For a detailed description of Year 2000 issues in Microsoft Works for Windows and for Year 2000 information about non-English language versions of Works, please visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/product/product.htm

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

Worksy2k.exe

Release Date: Aug-28-1998

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

If you are in the United States and you own a retail version of Works for Windows, you can also obtain the Works for Windows Year 2000 Patch by calling Microsoft Works Technical Support at (425) 635-7130.

NOTE: Standard no-charge technical support is available via a toll call from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Pacific time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Using the Patch

If you want to work with dates in the year 2000 or later and have not installed the Works for Windows Year 2000 Patch, you must type a four-digit year value in cells. For example, if you want to type the date September 25, 2000, you need to type "9/25/2000."

The Works for Windows Year 2000 Patch simplifies this procedure. After you install the patch, you can enter the same date by typing "9/25/00."

NOTE: There is no Year 2000 update available for Works for Windows versions 2.x and 3.x.

For information about Year 2000 issues in Works 2.x and 3.x, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q132471 Works: Trouble Querying for Dates Beyond 1999

ALL COMMUNICATIONS OR CONVEYANCES OF INFORMATION TO YOU CONCERNING MICROSOFT AND THE YEAR 2000 REFLECTS INFORMATION THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH AT MICROSOFT'S YEAR 2000 WEBSITE LOCATED AT http://microsoft.com/year2000. MICROSOFT THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CHECK THE YEAR 2000 WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO ANY MICROSOFT YEAR 2000 STATEMENT. ALL SUCH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND PROVIDED AS A YEAR 2000 READINESS DISCLOSURE.

Additional query words: 4.00 4.00a 4.50 wks4 wks4.5 y2k year2000 millennium

Keywords          : kbfile 
Version           : WINDOWS|MACINTOS:4.0,4.0a,4.5
Platform          : WINDOWS|MACINTOS 
Issue type        : kbinfo