Daylight savings fix

The DST thing has been asked in virtually every computer newsgroup,
I'd thought i'd give a general reply. And hopefully cut down on the
volume of DST questions.

For XP: Microsoft has an update available through Windows Updates

For Win2k: Microsoft has an application called TZedit, that is
supposed to work, but there are a huge number of complaints. I would
therefor consider this fix unreliable.

For Older MS OSes: Microsoft publishes no solution, which sucks.

The GOOD news it that there is an unofficial and straightforward fix,
for everything newer than win95.

For NT based OSes (nt4, win2k, XP, server 2003)
http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight...tSavingFix.exe

for Win98 and ME

http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight...avingFix98.exe

I can personally attest that the IntelAdmin fix works fine on 3
different machines that i've tested it on, and that it's not a virus
or malware. Also, it's only about 800K.


In case there are any stray Mac users in this PC group:
Apple has an OS X patch (6+ MB!!, to change a few time zones around)

Not sure about OS9 and older.


I'm sure that the various flavors of linux have this fixed (or the
programmers should be slapped).

Two nice programs, one free and the other not too expensive
will fix time problems...
Free from AnalogX www.analogx.com
http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...etwork/ats.htm
Atomic Time Sync

low cost ATOM TIME http://www.atomtime.com/


<> wrote in message
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|
| The DST thing has been asked in virtually every computer
newsgroup,
| I'd thought i'd give a general reply. And hopefully cut
down on the
| volume of DST questions.
|
| For XP: Microsoft has an update available through Windows
Updates
|
| For Win2k: Microsoft has an application called TZedit,
that is
| supposed to work, but there are a huge number of
complaints. I would
| therefor consider this fix unreliable.
|
| For Older MS OSes: Microsoft publishes no solution, which
sucks.
|
| The GOOD news it that there is an unofficial and
straightforward fix,
| for everything newer than win95.
|
| For NT based OSes (nt4, win2k, XP, server 2003)
|
http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight...tSavingFix.exe
|
| for Win98 and ME
|
|
http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight...avingFix98.exe
|
| I can personally attest that the IntelAdmin fix works
fine on 3
| different machines that i've tested it on, and that it's
not a virus
| or malware. Also, it's only about 800K.
|
|
| In case there are any stray Mac users in this PC group:
| Apple has an OS X patch (6+ MB!!, to change a few time
zones around)
|
| Not sure about OS9 and older.
|
|
| I'm sure that the various flavors of linux have this fixed
(or the
| programmers should be slapped).
|

On 15 Mar 2007 00:59:47 -0700, "" <>
wrote:

>
>The DST thing has been asked in virtually every computer newsgroup,
>I'd thought i'd give a general reply. And hopefully cut down on the
>volume of DST questions.
>

I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
it a bit late to worry about this?

Anyway, thanks for the information.

"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
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> Two nice programs, one free and the other not too expensive
> will fix time problems...
> Free from AnalogX www.analogx.com
> http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...etwork/ats.htm
> Atomic Time Sync
>
> low cost ATOM TIME http://www.atomtime.com/
>
>


Nice to see you post a link to that site. I think I used their 'atomic
clock' product for a couple of years many years ago. It was free back then.

Stew

<RnR> wrote in message news:...
> On 15 Mar 2007 00:59:47 -0700, "" <>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>The DST thing has been asked in virtually every computer newsgroup,
>>I'd thought i'd give a general reply. And hopefully cut down on the
>>volume of DST questions.
>>
>
> I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
> it a bit late to worry about this?
>
> Anyway, thanks for the information.


^^^^ Translation: "Japan bombs Pearl Harbor." or if you prefer, "Salk
discovers Polio vaccine". ^^^

I actually am trying to be cute. It's not working.

I use the Pro version now on our two computers, cost was
less than a good pizza, for a license on both computers. I
also have AnalogX's free program and it works fine.


"S.Lewis" <> wrote in message
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|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:d8aKh.46516$...
| > Two nice programs, one free and the other not too
expensive
| > will fix time problems...
| > Free from AnalogX www.analogx.com
| > http://www.analogx.com/contents/down...etwork/ats.htm
| > Atomic Time Sync
| >
| > low cost ATOM TIME http://www.atomtime.com/
| >
| >
|
|
| Nice to see you post a link to that site. I think I used
their 'atomic
| clock' product for a couple of years many years ago. It
was free back then.
|
| Stew
|
|

On Mar 15, 4:31 am, RnR wrote:
> On 15 Mar 2007 00:59:47 -0700, "pau...@efn.org" <pau...@efn.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >The DST thing has been asked in virtually every computer newsgroup,
> >I'd thought i'd give a general reply. And hopefully cut down on the
> >volume of DST questions.
>
> I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
> it a bit late to worry about this?
>
> Anyway, thanks for the information.

It seems like all the questions/issues started AFTER the DST change.
And the calender changes back on a different date than before, so
we'll see the reverse issue come Nov 4.

its not too late!
all systems should be patched with this so they dont have to manually
change it 4 times a year!
of course those on automatic updates dont have to worry about it.

RnR wrote:
> I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
> it a bit late to worry about this?

OK, I'll bite. Four times a year? In my neck of the woods, we only do it
twice.


"Jay B" <> wrote in message
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> its not too late!
> all systems should be patched with this so they dont have to manually
> change it 4 times a year!
> of course those on automatic updates dont have to worry about it.
>
> RnR wrote:
>> I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
>> it a bit late to worry about this?

"Tom Scales" <> wrote in message
news:45f9916d$0$32109$...
> OK, I'll bite. Four times a year? In my neck of the woods, we only do it
> twice.
>
>
> "Jay B" <> wrote in message
> news:g4fKh.515$...
>> its not too late!
>> all systems should be patched with this so they dont have to manually
>> change it 4 times a year!
>> of course those on automatic updates dont have to worry about it.
>>
>> RnR wrote:
>>> I'm NOT trying to be cute so forgive me if I sound like it but isn't
>>> it a bit late to worry about this?
>
>
>


Maybe every time he changes his clocks he does it wrong the first time and
has to go back the next day and change them again?

alien