Gary S. Terhune wrote:
| My only complaints with the MDGX patch *were*:
|
| The erroneous naming, suggesting that the patch relates directly to
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=929120 when it does not (KB929120
| is not a full update, only applies to Western Australia. In fact I
| *think* it's only a W.A applicable patch to the real TZ patch, and
| *only* really useful to WinXP/2K3 users.)

That is confusing, though probably most users will likely not care what
article number is mentioned. However, if MDGX doesn't get article
numbers right, perhaps something else more important is also wrong.
OTOH, article numbers that apply to Win98 are hard to come by these
days. Perhaps MDGX is merely trying to indicate that the thing is meant
to solve for Win98 what those articles are solving for XP/whatever.

| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=928388 *was* the real TZ patch.
| Both have now been supplanted by KB931836 (which I shall be checking
| on.)
|
| Other than that, I simply wished to provide a backup of the old info
| before adding the new, and mine *replaces* the entire Key rather than
| simply updating the applicable keys, though at first glance, it looks
| as if the new one from MDGX does update every key, not just the
| affected ones. Dunno, need more time than I have today to cross-check.

When Colorado first posted that one, I did check it WOULD do for my time
zone just what TZEdit did do, just as yours would. That's all I know,
except the lit at their site stongly implies it does include a
..script/.inf that does that final step, which tom now throws doubt upon
it's necessity. But he hasn't flatly said he didn't run the MDGX one.

By the way here are my keys for my time zone, & I only ran TZEdit & did
the zone switch in Time/Date Properties...

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Time
Zones\Eastern]
"Display"="(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)"
"Dlt"="Eastern Daylight Time"
"Std"="Eastern Standard Time"
"MapID"="38,39"
"TZI"=hex:2c,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,0 0,0b,00,00,00,01,00,02
,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,02,00,00,00 ,00,00,00,00

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\TimeZoneInformation
]
"ActiveTimeBias"=hex:2c,01,00,00
"StandardName"="Eastern Standard Time"
"DaylightName"="Eastern Daylight Time"
"Bias"=hex:2c,01,00,00
"StandardBias"=hex:00,00,00,00
"DaylightBias"=hex:c4,ff,ff,ff
"StandardStart"=hex:00,00,0b,00,00,00,01,00,02,00, 00,00,00,00,00,00
"DaylightStart"=hex:00,00,03,00,00,00,02,00,02,00, 00,00,00,00,00,00
"DaylightFlag"=hex:01,00,00,00

Too bad I didn't think to check the second one BEFORE doing the
Date/Time Properties switch forth/back!

| Also, the MDGX patch leaves the XP/2K3 naming convention in place for
| newly created sub-keys. All such have "Standard Time" added to the
| name of the sub-key, whereas in 9x they do not. Example: What is
| named "Pacific" in 9x is named "Pacific Standard Time" in XP.

It also appears to be true of my "Eastern", that "Standard Time" isn't
added to it. However, I can't quite recall that anything was added or
not when I looked at the MDGX data. I do recall the zone dates were the
same for me for sure. I don't still have the download to double check.

| This
| offends my sensibilities, even if it doesn't actually cause any
| problems -- and I don't think it does.

Yea.

| Lastly, I wish to provide a REG file for those who are more
| comfortable with such things, rather than a self-executing INF file.
| I also provide an in-depth discussion of the whole issue, so PCR
| doesn't have to use one of his Master Posts. He can just point to my
| article, bg.

It will STILL be a Master Post-- just an unusally short one, is all!

| --
|
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
|
| "MEB" meb@not wrote in message
| ...
|
|
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| | MEB wrote:
| | | "tom" wrote in message
| | | ups.com...
| | || Anyone had experience with the patch from:
| | ||
| | || http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#TZU
| | ||
| | || That is:
| | ||
| | || Q931836.exe
| | ||
| | || Thanks!
| | ||
| | || I have a number of 98 systems and I don't want to do them
| | || manually if I
| | || can avoid it.
| | ||
| | |
| | | That happens to be an update to a TZ "fix" that was discussed in
| | | this forum via several threads.
| | | To combat, or rather address other potential aspects which may
| | | be related [or not] Gary Terhune MVP created [or is
| | | modifying/creating] a TZ file for all versions of Windows, with
| | | the various issues related to other areas of the world [if I
| | | remember correctly].
| | |
| | | http://www.grystmill.com/articles/tz_update.htm
| |
| | Subsequently, Terhune agreed with John John in another thread that
| | steps (g) though (j) [below] would also have to be done after
| | running his .reg, but obviously not steps (a) through (h). Looks
| | like the one from...
| | http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#TZU
| | ...does it's own (g) through (j), though. Terhune had an objection
| | to that one, though, for another reason.
|
| Debatable though, but we respect Terhune soo..
| BG
|
| DANG, I saw cquirke rolled through,,, did he stay to chat or was
| this the immaculate desception... grab him quick before he gets
| away..
|
| |
| | The following is required to do in the USA only...
| |
| | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=914387
| | How to configure daylight saving time for the United States in 2007
| | ......Quote.......
| | INTRODUCTION
| | Because of the Energy Policy Act, daylight saving time is extended
| | by four weeks in 2007. This change starts on the second Sunday of
| | March and ends on the first Sunday of November.
| | ......EOQ.........
| |
| | The time has come to follow the instructions in that article, or,
| | perhaps a bit more clear...
| |
| | (a) Click TZEDIT.EXE.
| | It opens with your time zone selected.
| | (b) Click the Edit button.
| | (c) Change the Start Day to... Second, Sunday, March.
| | (d) Change the Last Day to... First, Sunday, November.
| | (e) Click the OK button.
| | (f) Click the Close button.
| | (g) Click Start, point to Settings, point to Control Panel,
| | and then double-click Date/Time.
| | (h) Click the Time Zone tab.
| | (i) Select a different time zone than (the one you are set at),
| | and then click Apply.
| | (j) Click (back to the one you were set at), and then click OK.
| |
| | "Note Steps i and j are required for the new changes to take
| | effect", the article says, as does TZEdit's own help screen.
| |
| | Do so before March 11, 2007. If you cannot get TZEdit.exe from your
| | personal copy of the Resource Kit, get it from the above article as
| | Candlin saw or from...
| |
|
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/services/tec...Reskit/CONFIG/...,
| | as Laura Fredericks did discover, after likely 1/2 ton of clicking
| | (although she denies it).
| |
| | | --
| | | MEB
| | | _______________
| |
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | Should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
| |
| |
|
| --
| MEB
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|
| "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth.
| Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their
| business as if
| nothing had happen." Winston Churchill
| Or to put it another way:
| Morpheus can offer you the two pills;
| but only you can choose whether you take the red pill or the blue
| one. _______________

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR