2007 Daylight Savings Time zone adjustment for Windows 2000

[erpdude8]

Starting in year 2007, Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday of March instead of the first Sunday of April and will end on the first Sunday of November instead of the last Sunday of October.

See this Microsoft article about the changes of Daylight Saving Time of 2007:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx

MDGx has created an unofficial registry fix for WinNT4, Win2000 & pre-SP2 editions of WinXP that will make these older OSes implement the newer Daylight Saving Time format:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/KB928388.EXE

also see MS article 914387 on how to set up your version of Windows 2000 to use the new DST format:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=914387

and in the 2007 time zone adjustment for windows thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87399

Edited December 6, 2006 by erpdude8

[erpdude8]

it's too bad MS didnt bother making a KB928388 update for Win2000 because Win2000 is past "mainstream" support and now in "extended" support.

ALL Windows 2000 users should be aware of the Daylight Saving Time changes starting in year 2007.

I like to see the 2007 DST time zone adjustment fix included in the next release of unofficial Win2k SP5.x, if it is possible.

[contra]

Starting in year 2007, Daylight Saving Time will begin on the second Sunday of March instead of the first Sunday of April and will end on the first Sunday of November instead of the last Sunday of October.

See this Microsoft article about the changes of Daylight Saving Time of 2007:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/timezone/dst2007.mspx

MDGx has created an unofficial registry fix for WinNT4, Win2000 & pre-SP2 editions of WinXP that will make these older OSes implement the newer Daylight Saving Time format:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/KB928388.EXE

also see MS article 914387 on how to set up your version of Windows 2000 to use the new DST format:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=914387

and in the 2007 time zone adjustment for windows thread:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87399

What will be the best way to test? I applied reg fix from MDGx then disconnected XP SP1 system from the network then change the time to 3-11-07, 01:58 AM. At 2:00AM system didn't change the time to 3:00AM. Am I missing something here?

Update : I set the time zone again by uncheck the daylight saving time and check again then it started working.

Edited December 19, 2006 by contra

[e144539]

I should have just added the reg entries by hand...

I hate programs that reboot my computer with out warning

[erpdude8]

What will be the best way to test? I applied reg fix from MDGx then disconnected XP SP1 system from the network then change the time to 3-11-07, 01:58 AM. At 2:00AM system didn't change the time to 3:00AM. Am I missing something here?

Update : I set the time zone again by uncheck the daylight saving time and check again then it started working.

you may have to restart the computer for the updated 2007 DST registry entries to take effect.

I should have just added the reg entries by hand...

I hate programs that reboot my computer with out warning

sorry e144539 but that's the nature of some of MDGx's unofficial patches (others DO ask you to reboot). you may want to run the KB928388.EXE file with the /R:N switch which prevents the update from doing an automatic reboot.

Edited December 22, 2006 by erpdude8

[contra]

I have rebooted but didn't work on XP SP1 system. I just ran KB928388 on SP1 and worked fine.

[erpdude8]

I have rebooted but didn't work on XP SP1 system. I just ran KB928388 on SP1 and worked fine.

please elaborate, contra. official 928388 patch [WindowsXP-KB928388-x86-ENU.exe] OR unofficial 928388 patch for WinNT4/2000/XP [KB928388.EXE]