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Re: Y2K Patch w/Dell PII 450mhz



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When downloading the patch from Omega's ftp site make sure you haven't
transferred the file in ASCII mode. This is what I accidentally did
the first time and saw the patch crash with (not surprisingly) a bunch
of gibberish in a dos box. Downloading again in BINARY mode saw it run
fine.

Dave

On Thu, 1 Jul 1999 12:01:42 -0400, you wrote:

>The patch installation crashes immediately on my Dell PII 450mhz machine
>running Win98.
>
>Has anyone solved a similar problem or can suggest a methodology for
>discovering the incompatibilities? I have no virus detectors loaded.
>
>Omega Research continues to remind me of my old high school romances:
>Requiring an inordinate effort for a modest reward; but what's a rutting
>teenager to do?
>
>JFB
>Shaven Heads Trading
>NYC