I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue.
This is a 2000 computer, running Win98se. Last year they changed the
Daylight Savings Time (DST). I installed some download that was
supposed to fix these older computers that were designed to change the
DST on the old date. That software worked fine when I installed it.
Now it apparently is not working. I cant even remember what I
installed or if it's still on my drive. All I know is that when DST
went into effect a few weeks ago, my computer did not change. Last
night I was online at 2am when I got a message saying it was changing
my clock for DST. The time was correct (since I set it manually)
until that thing set it an hour ahead last night. Once again I
manually set it correctly. This is about the 10th time I had to
change the clock since DST took effect.
My question is how do I disable the automatic time changes. I want
them disabled entirely. I'd rather change the time manually, twice a
year, than have to keep fighting with it. Is this something I do by
changing a jumper on the motherboard, or do I change it on the CMOS,
or is it strictly from Windows (or ALL of the above).
I got one of these Atomic clock programs installed, and even that
thing was setting the time an hour wrong since the actual time change.
It's not that big a deal having the clock wrong, but I did leave the
house an hour early once because I looked at the computer clock. More
is the fact it's simply an annoyance that is most irritating. I have
to manually change all the other clocks in the house, so I may as well
set the computer manually too.
letterman@invalid.com wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue.
> This is a 2000 computer, running Win98se. Last year they changed the
> Daylight Savings Time (DST). I installed some download that was
> supposed to fix these older computers that were designed to change the
> DST on the old date. That software worked fine when I installed it.
> Now it apparently is not working. I cant even remember what I
> installed or if it's still on my drive. All I know is that when DST
> went into effect a few weeks ago, my computer did not change. Last
> night I was online at 2am when I got a message saying it was changing
> my clock for DST. The time was correct (since I set it manually)
> until that thing set it an hour ahead last night. Once again I
> manually set it correctly. This is about the 10th time I had to
> change the clock since DST took effect.
>
> My question is how do I disable the automatic time changes. I want
> them disabled entirely. I'd rather change the time manually, twice a
> year, than have to keep fighting with it. Is this something I do by
> changing a jumper on the motherboard, or do I change it on the CMOS,
> or is it strictly from Windows (or ALL of the above).
>
> I got one of these Atomic clock programs installed, and even that
> thing was setting the time an hour wrong since the actual time change.
> It's not that big a deal having the clock wrong, but I did leave the
> house an hour early once because I looked at the computer clock. More
> is the fact it's simply an annoyance that is most irritating. I have
> to manually change all the other clocks in the house, so I may as well
> set the computer manually too.
>
> Thanks for all assistance.
>
I was in the same situation as you. They changed DST in Canada, and I found
out that Microsoft would not be releasing a patch as such, for my Win2K SP4
install.
I found a tool here, which worked just dandy. I entered the time zone
information manually, using "tzedit.exe", and the amazing thing is, it
has worked without a hitch, since doing it. The time changed just as it
is supposed to.
The executable I have on disk here (when I originally got it), is 41,984 bytes,
and has an MD5SUM of ec7bb331aba6f26372a6a1ab8b2430b1. I didn't keep any
notes from my adventure, but only took note of the soc.duke.edu location
(I change the downloaded filename, to include the source node).
Since it worked for me, I no longer fear time zones :-)
Tzedit is also mentioned in this KB article. This one is also
a different file size, just to make things interesting. It is dated 1999.
On Apr 6, 11:59 pm, letter...@invalid.com wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue.
> This is a 2000 computer, running Win98se. Last year they changed the
> Daylight Savings Time (DST). I installed some download that was
> supposed to fix these older computers that were designed to change the
> DST on the old date. That software worked fine when I installed it.
> Now it apparently is not working. I cant even remember what I
> installed or if it's still on my drive.
>I'm not sure if this is a hardware or software issue.
>This is a 2000 computer, running Win98se. Last year they changed the
>Daylight Savings Time (DST). I installed some download that was
>supposed to fix these older computers that were designed to change the
>DST on the old date. That software worked fine when I installed it.
>Now it apparently is not working. I cant even remember what I
>installed or if it's still on my drive. All I know is that when DST
>went into effect a few weeks ago, my computer did not change. Last
>night I was online at 2am when I got a message saying it was changing
>my clock for DST. The time was correct (since I set it manually)
>until that thing set it an hour ahead last night. Once again I
>manually set it correctly. This is about the 10th time I had to
>change the clock since DST took effect.
>
>My question is how do I disable the automatic time changes. I want
>them disabled entirely. I'd rather change the time manually, twice a
>year, than have to keep fighting with it. Is this something I do by
>changing a jumper on the motherboard, or do I change it on the CMOS,
>or is it strictly from Windows (or ALL of the above).
>
>I got one of these Atomic clock programs installed, and even that
>thing was setting the time an hour wrong since the actual time change.
>It's not that big a deal having the clock wrong, but I did leave the
>house an hour early once because I looked at the computer clock. More
>is the fact it's simply an annoyance that is most irritating. I have
>to manually change all the other clocks in the house, so I may as well
>set the computer manually too.
>
>Thanks for all assistance.
There is something for 98SE
It is a registry insert of the new time changes.
I do not know where it is on the net but I downloaded it and
used it and it cured the problem. It is a "dot"reg file. I
think mine was called "W98NewTimeZones.reg"
I had downloaded others that did not solve the problem.
My system clock is wrong again 
Linear Mode
