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Microsoft users: DST D-day is Sunday

Steven Parker   on 03 November 2007 - 09:44 · 7 comments & 5152 views

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On November 4, it’s time to fall back, in terms of Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the U.S. Microsoft users: DST D-day is Sunday

If you haven’t already done so, you might want to make doubly sure that all your Microsoft (and non-Microsoft) software that revolves around dates/times is updated. Microsoft has published a list of Microsoft products that are affected by DST. In short, any and all Windows operating systems and calendar programs need updating.

More DST guidance for Microsoft users is available on Microsoft’s Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center site.

News source: Mary Jo Foley's Blog

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#1 mattnotley2004 on 03 Nov 2007 - 11:31
Is DST a yearly thing in the US or is this the first time?

I don't get this post. Is it a reminder? because Windows automatically changes the clock to the new DST anyway?
(2 replies) #2 AthleticTrainer1981 on 03 Nov 2007 - 11:47
We have had DST since WW2, but the Shrub Administration in it's brilliant wisdom decided to move the date for dst back one week (to the first Sunday in November and the first Sunday in April). The idea was to give farmers move time to harvest in the fall and plant in the spring. So just about every piece of software that auto changes doesn't work anymore. Everything from the os to watches.

Another brilliant move by the hapless person we call our President. God Bless America.
#2.1 Angel Blue01 on 03 Nov 2007 - 12:27
Actually this one you can blaim Congress for. They wanted to extend the ammount of daylight hours to reduce the amounft of energy spent on lighting.

While Microsoft has released patches for most of its products I wonder about the major Linux vendors and of course the unfixable appliances that can't get updates.
#2.2 webeagle12 on 03 Nov 2007 - 12:45
Quote - (Angel Blue01 said @ #2.1)
Actually this one you can blaim Congress for. They wanted to extend the ammount of daylight hours to reduce the amounft of energy spent on lighting.

While Microsoft has released patches for most of its products I wonder about the major Linux vendors and of course the unfixable appliances that can't get updates.


Our congress were thinking: How can we can waste more time? Oh lets change daylight saving time, yawn
bs
#3 phiberoptik on 03 Nov 2007 - 15:49
Didn't we already address this with all the patches ETC when we went forward an hour some months ago....
#4 zivan56 on 03 Nov 2007 - 19:10
This also applies to Canada and not only the US...
#5 JohnnyG77 on 04 Nov 2007 - 01:46
This Mary Jo's article is inaccurate. All machines that would have been affected would have gone out of wack on October 28th (last week) if the patches we're not applied. DST both started earlier, and ended later after the change of the law.

So don't if you haven't already had issues, it should be smooth sailing.

John G
http://www.gilham.org/blog

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