Running the Millennium Test from DOS/Windows 3.x

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Note: The Millennium Compliancy test can either be run from either floppy disk or from the Network. A floppy disk containing the Millennium Compliancy testing software can be obtained (after 12 February) from the Secretary of your department or by typing the command MAKEFLOP at the H: prompt.

BEFORE RUNNING THE TEST QUIT OUT OF WINDOWS


Running the test from a floppy disk Running the test from the Network
Insert the floppy disk in drive A:
At the prompt type A:\TFTEST
Login to your network account.
At the prompt type TFTEST and press [ENTER]

The following screen will appear

The TF2000 testing software is copied to your C: drive into the directory \TF2000. After a few moments the following screen is displayed.

Before running the test remove any disk from your floppy disk drives. To begin running the test press  or to Exit press .

The test requires no further interaction until it has completed. Your PC will be restarted 4 times during the tests. When the test has completed you will be presented with a screen depending on the result of the test.

If your PC passed the test then goto "My PC Passed the Test" otherwise goto "My PC Failed the Test".
 

My PC Failed the Test

If your PC failed the Millennium Compliance test then you will be presented with the following screen.

If you would like to view the results of the test and check which of the particular tests failed then press  The following screen is displayed

The above example shows the results from a PC where the internal clock failed to update the century correctly. Here the MS-DOS clock correctly updated the century to 2000.

You can scroll through the results by using the  and  keys.

To Quit press the  key.Pressing the  key will bring you back to the previous screen.

From here you can install the software solution by pressing  or Exit by pressing . Note that if you exit and do not install the software solution then your PC is NOT Millennium Compliant and may not function as expected after December 31st 1999.

Install the solution by pressing . The following screen is presented

In order for the software solution to take effect you must  restart your PC by pressing . If you wish to restart your computer at a later stage simply press  to Exit.
 

My PC Passed the Test

If your PC successfully passed the test then the following screen is displayed

To View the results of the test the press  key. The following screen is displayed

The above example shows the results for a PC that passed the test and is fully Millennium Compliant.

You can scroll through the results by using the  and  keys.

To Quit press the  key.Pressing the  key will bring you back to the previous screen. From there simply press  to Exit.

After the Test

Following the test there will be a directory on your hard disk (C:\TF2000) containing the testing software and the results.



Date:    26th January 1999
Author: Brian Gaines