What was happening inside Microsoft's company in year-end 1999 when the problem of 2000 was worried?


ByPaul Downey

When the year has come since the year of 1999 and it will be 2000, can not you recognize that the computer is Year 2000 correctly, will not global confusion occur? It is "Year 2000 Problem"Has become a big topic. Those who work on software and computers went through years agitatingly, but in preparation for the global turmoil at Microsoft, buildingsSemi-trailerIt seems that it was supposed to have been brought in.

One Dev Question with Raymond Chen - What was Y2k like at Microsoft? | One Dev Minute | Channel 9
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To tell Microsoft's memories at the end of 1999,Microsoft developersRaymond Chen said. Mr. Chen wrote in his own blog in the pastThe game "Pinball" which had been up to XP has disappeared from Windows Vista Reason why it is not knownAndReason why it says "Ready to turn off computer" when turning off WindowsI am talking about.

Also, regarding the customer service, the following episodes Chen mentioned as well.

Seven steps to customer service that seems to be memorable - The Joel on Software Translation Project
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Raymond Chen of Microsoft is writing a story about a user complaining that the keyboard does not work. Of course, it is not connected. But if you want to hear that you are connected properly, "They feel insulted at all, say it indignantly" Of course you are connected! Do you think I am stupid? Absent"

"That is not to say in such a way, it is to try to say this," Chen suggests. "" Oh, there are times when the garbage sticks to the contacts and the connection weakens, so once you pull out the connector, can you try reconnecting the garbage at the contacts? "
Then they got stuck under the desk, noticed that they had forgotten to connect it (or were connected to the wrong port), blown away the dust and then connected, then "It looks like he got it right. Thank you very much. "

This way of saying can be used for many when users want to see something confirmed. Instead of checking the setting, say "Please make sure the software records the settings correctly", please change the setting and restore it again.


Mr. Chen talks about memory of Microsoft head office at the end of 1999 at Microsoft's developer community "Channel 9". The episode Chen mentioned can be confirmed from the following movie.


As of the end of 1999, as many people fear 2000 problems, Microsoft was afraid of the problem in 2000. For that reason, we packed a generator in a building where employees working for OS development at Microsoft workedSemi-trailerIt was brought in. This is to make it possible to restore Windows by backing up the entire OS even if all the global confusion occurs and all systems stop. "Even if the end comes to the world, you want your computer to move," Chen said.

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Also, in preparation for the confusion, many employees had to spend the year-round moment inside the company, so sorry Microsoft held a New Year's party in the cafeteria. Employees who can not leave the building because of something happened to be able to bring their families to the company and celebrate each special New Year.

However, as nothing happened after all, "Semi-trailers returned to their original place without coming," Mr. Chen said.

Regarding the issue of 2000, I went to Twitter on Twitter in November 2016 even in Japan. Started with the following tweets ......


People who talk that they do not want to recall ......


A person who talks about memories who passed the year with their sleeping bags in the server room.


Under the recognition that "The problem in 2000 was not serious", there was efforts under the water of the SEs of those daysIt is becoming clear.

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