"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
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| I like that one. Nice and elegant.
Thanks. Once I was a computer programmer, but not on these computers.
| The Readmes and the online discussion both need updating. Maybe this
week,
| I'll feel up to it. I'll also leave other versions (plain old REG
files and
| the old EXE), just for the do-it-yourselfers. I'll also explain what
to do
| in case of script errors, and that if you *don't* get prompts to allow
REG
| merge, there's a problem. See if I can do all that without being too
| confusing, w..
I hope you do feel up to it.
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
|
www.grystmill.com
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
|
|
| Well, this seems to work by my testing...
|
| IF EXIST %windir%\TZ_BAK01.reg GOTO Done
| IF EXIST %windir%\TZ_BAK.reg DEL %windir%\TZ_BAK.reg
| START /wait regedit /e %windir%\TZ_BAK01.reg
| "HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Time
| Zones"
|
one
|
| SO... you end up with just a TZ_BAK01.reg next time & only once. It
| isn't the greatest solution because you have to adjust for each new
fix.
| The one after that would need to delete the "01" & create an "02".
I'm
| sure there must be something even better that never would need
| adjusting.
|
| | Also, I see you have included a script to run the Time/Date
| Properties
| | requestor to complete the fix-- move the change into that other
| Registry
| | key. But I thought you had qualms about that-- that some would
need
| to
| | switch the zone to another one? Anyway, I extracted & ran just
that
| | script, & it seems to have worked. It opened & shut, after
changing
| the
| | date back/forth to activate the Apply button. It was just slow
| enough
| | for me to see the button was activated.
| |
| | As noted in the write-up, people need to make certain that their
time
| zone
| | setting is correct after running the patch. Something in the patch
may
| have
| | failed, or they may be in an entirely different time zone.
|
| OK, fine, but move that into the instructions at bottom of the
Readme,
| which you didn't fully update. There no longer are error messages or
| multiple backups...
|
| .......Quote the Readme..........
| INSTRUCTIONS:
|
| Download the appropriate EXE file using links below and run the
EXE.
| (I
| suggest saving this Update for possible future needs.)
|
| Your time zone information and the settings for your system will
be
| auto-
| matically updated with one prompt for you to allow the Registry
merge.
| Ignore
| "File not found" messages.
|
| A backup of the previous Time Zones Registry key, named
TZ_BAK.reg,
| will be saved to your Windows directory. If you perform the
procedure
| more
| than once, the older backup file will have a numerical extension,
e.g.
| TZ_REG.001. The highest numbered backup is the oldest, i.e., the
| original.
| .......EOQ.............................
|
| | We've heard now
| | that supposedly same systems were resulting differently. One thing
I
| can
| | report is that VBScript has to be supported for teh new version to
| run. In
| | fact, I need to put back the old instructions for events in which
the
| | VBScript fails.
|
| It worked for me in 98SE. Not sure, but I may have a while ago
updated
| the script engine.
|
| | Finally, where you say: "This latest version of the update
resets
| the
| | Time/Date applet automatically, however a full restart of the
system
| is
| | required in some cases." I think the case (in Win98 anyway) is
that
| | Windows will only actually make the time change during a
reboot-- on
| or
| | after the date of change has arrived. At least, that's how it
went
| on a
| | friend's machine-- after he took your fix a day late!
| |
| | Yes, that's the normal reason to reboot, though NT and 2K don't
seem
| to even
| | require the reboot to effect the change in time when the patch is
| deployed
| | during daylight saving time. It happens right as the patch
finishes. I
| | suggest the reboot just to make certain.
|
| OK, then.
|
| | --
| | Gary S. Terhune
| | MS-MVP Shell/User
| |
www.grystmill.com
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