Microsoft- Help for Daylight Saving Time

MuskyHunter · 02-23-2007, 04:53 PM

I put this thread together to help people find patches for the daylight savings time fiasco.

You may already be aware, but daylight savings time will be earlier and later this year. This will have some major impact on a variety of computer systems and software if not patched. If you rely on Outlook calendaring, your computer, Pocket PC or Smartphone, any database, etc., you will need to patch your systems as your times will be whacked. This week we have been frantically developing a project to get all our I.T. equipment patches identified and deployed.

For home users (assuming most people are using Microsoft products) there is an attached link to guide you to the downloads/patches you will need. Those with operating systems like Windows ME, 98, 95, 2000 are going to have to hack their systems into submission as there isn't a supported fix. Windows XP with SP1 will not install the patch without upgrading to XP SP2.

For those using Outlook, there is a tool that when installed will move your current calendar and any appointments to the new DST times.

Obtaining Patches

Use this link to select the Microsoft software that is on your system and then follow the instructions to download the patch.

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

In short, the process to follow is:

1. Make sure your system is updated to the recommended service pack.
2. Run the patch for your operating system.
3. Run the patch for your applications (Outlook for example)

Windows Mobile

For those who use Windows Mobile Pocket PC's or Smartphones, the patches will need to be downloaded onto the device directly by navigating to a web page. If your device does not have internet access, your out of luck.

The link for Windows Mobile patch is:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...ings_1033.mspx

For more information about Windows Mobile issues:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...xchange_server

For those with older non supported software go to:

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues

I hope this helps.

(disclaimer: user assumes all liability for modifications to their system)

NorCalTitan916 · 02-23-2007, 05:00 PM

nice catch! gotta love it when microsoft has to figure out something last minute....

MuskyHunter · 02-23-2007, 05:03 PM

What is amazing is how quiet the I.T. community has been. This change for daylight saving time was passed in 2005! Microsoft is not exclusive to this. Oracle, Unix, Linux, and any time based application are affected.

**blavis** · 02-23-2007, 07:13 PM

Thanks for the heads up Musky. I'll update ASAP.

**P's Titan** · 02-23-2007, 09:18 PM

the company I work at is doing these this weekend. All 10k plus computers at one site.

Didnt even think about doing it to home comp, thanks for the links

MuskyHunter · 02-23-2007, 09:48 PM

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the company I work at is doing these this weekend. All 10k plus computers at one site.

Yeah, we are a bit behind on this. I was creating and testing silent installation packages for an SMS push of all our patches. I'm still not clear if the Exchange patch is all that is needed for Outlook clients connecting to the server, or if tzmove.exe still needs to be run on individual systems. Might you know something about that?

Our network is a mess as we have been assimilated from a buyout and migrating to the new companies Active Directory, moving off of our T1 and rerouting all traffic to their network. I miss the days when everything worked.