Posted on 03/08/2007 1:25:02 PM PST by dickmc
"Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP (no SP), XP SP1
"These no-longer-supported versions of Windows should use the tzedit.exe utility to reset the Daylight Time change dates for your time zone. Here are the instructions, and also links to download tzedit.exe in case you can't find it on your Windows installation CD. Versions of tzedit are available for all levels of Windows, from 95 to XP. Tzedit is compatible with all application software. The alternative timezone.exe utility should not be used, because it is not compatible with some applications such as Lotus Notes.
"Using tzedit.exe avoids the need for (risky!) registry modifications described elsewhere. (It makes them for you, correctly, under the covers.) ....
This article explains how to use a small Microsoft tzedit.exe program that edits time zones directly via a point and click without patches or registry edits. I've tried it and it is simple to use and it works directly on the selected time zones.
Will it work on my Commodore?
Yeah, if you've got SP2 and you download/install updates regularly, you're good.
According to MS, Automatic Updates will take care of this for XP.
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Well... the funny thing is that our Mirosoft TAM (Technical Account Mgr) even confided that MS can't fix it all. If you're on XPSP2, you're safe. If you're using Outlook for mail, make sure you do an Office Update to patch Outlook. Other than that, we were pretty much told "Good Luck!"
Our environment has MANY 2000 workstations and almost 150 Win2000 Servers. We had to pay for an extra patch for those machines. Our NT4 servers (as few as they may be) are up the creek without a paddle. We migrated them to VMs.
If you're a home user, I'd suggest patching current with whatever OS you're using and see what happens. If your time doesn't tick over, manually set it and Google for a fix.
No, no and you should already have them, but more ammo is always in order.
And so did Windows XP. Now if you're running an older version, you might have issues. And it's not Windows' fault that the government decided to suddenly change something like DST, which requires stupid amounts of coding logic anyway.
Anyway most of the people who really care about this problem are running servers and transaction-based software that cares about exact time stamps, not regular users. There just aren't that many banks running their time-critical apps on Macs, so you're comparing apples and oranges anyway.
Don't forget to uncheck the automatic change checkbox, otherwise it'll switch at the old time.
Or move to AZ and don't worry about it.
Here are patches for 98 and up:
http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight%20Saving%20Fix%20Download.asp
I tried it on mine (and I'm typing from it now). No problems.
Thanks, I appreciate the explanation.
We have SP2 so I guess we will be fine. I will make sure it changes, but we should be fine. ;)
Nothing wrong with that except you will have to change the time back one hour when the original DST date kicks in unless you uncheck the 'Adjust the clock for daylight savings time' box in the clock . Same two adjustment needs will happen in the fall also if you leave the DST box checked.
Tzedit is a way to make a permanent change that fixes both the start month and day of week, and the end month and day of week, for DST for all future years.
But if you reverse the numbers, 9-1-1, you get 1-1-9. Take away the first 1 away to honor the Mohamed (peace be upon him) and you have the wonderful number, 19! I told you the space wheel mothership was in charge! Peace-out.
Sincerly,
Reverend Louis "Calypso Louie" Farahka-ka-khan.
(I know, I know. The fruits of Islam will be on my front porch tomorrow.)
One of our big affected systems was time and attendance, but we ameliorated that.
And yes, MS was quick to offer solutions, but they also pulled the standard MS schtick by having to patch their patches. We went through (I believe) 3 iterations of the MS Outlook patching utility, and that's just too much.
Many jokes abound about how we'll have to repatch the patches tomorrow afternoon at 1630. Fun fun!
Summertime
And the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high.
Oh yo' daddy's rich
An' yo' ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby,
Don't you cry. One of these mornin's,
You's gonna rise up singin'
Then you'll spread yo' wings
An' you'll take to the sky.
But till that mornin',
There's ain't nothin' can harm you
With your Daddy an' Mummy
Standin' by.
Except that pesky time change thing.
There's an update for Win2K at the M$ website. No need to mess with any utilities.
I do believe I remember reading that this was an essentially "cost-free method of Saving Energy." Cost-free. (Bitter laughter...)
That was a "relatively" recent update. When MS first came to us to tell us that Win2K wouldn't be supported, we paid a consultant *too much* to come in and patch our machines.
So much for trying to be proactive. I think MS realized the uprising they faced by not patching 2K (an almost identical kernel to XP), and decided it best to offer a patch to the general public.
STOP IT!!
Common sense approaches to 'solving' computer techy goo-goo stuff, is NOT ALLOWED!
btw, I'm going to do the same, just reset the freaking clock.
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