Windows 98 Time Zone Update

Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System


The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy
savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the
starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an
update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the
necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users
to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for
Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for
Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings
and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98
(available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have
verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to
Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date
appropriately on the correct dates.

If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this
onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not
tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as
well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from
www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used
to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98
registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and
supplies the updated settings.

INSTALLATION

Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98
Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then
"right click" on it and select "merge".

Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" -- "Settings" -- "Control Panel" --
"Date/Time"

Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not
your own and save it.

Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make
sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your
region requires, then save it.

---------------------
Patrick M. Duffy
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Google Grouper Patrick wrote:

Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

So tell us something we don't already know.

Might be nice if you actually poked your head in here and looked
around before posting 1-year old common knowledge.

We all did that on/before the 2nd Sunday in March!


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"Patrick" wrote in message
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| Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System
|
|
| The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy
| savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the
| starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an
| update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.
|
| For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the
| necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users
| to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for
| Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for
| Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings
| and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.
|
| One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98
| (available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have
| verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to
| Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date
| appropriately on the correct dates.
|
| If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this
| onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not
| tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as
| well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.
|
| The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from
| www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used
| to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98
| registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and
| supplies the updated settings.
|
| INSTALLATION
|
| Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98
| Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then
| "right click" on it and select "merge".
|
| Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" -- "Settings" -- "Control Panel" --
| "Date/Time"
|
| Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not
| your own and save it.
|
| Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make
| sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your
| region requires, then save it.
|
| ---------------------
| Patrick M. Duffy
| Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
|

Interesting. I don't keep up with time zone changes as I don't use standard
24 hour days. I have my own time system which allows for shorter work weeks,
but longer days. The plus side is, I get 72 hour weekends EVERY WEEK! My
bosses are currently trying to meet with me to find out why I'm working such
wierd shifts, but we can't seem to agree on a time to meet! Oh, and before I
forget...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

But seriously, I live in a place where time zones are not an issue.

"Patrick" wrote:

Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System


The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy
savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the
starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an
update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the
necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users
to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for
Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for
Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings
and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98
(available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have
verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to
Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date
appropriately on the correct dates.

If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this
onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not
tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as
well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from
www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used
to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98
registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and
supplies the updated settings.

INSTALLATION

Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98
Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then
"right click" on it and select "merge".

Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" -- "Settings" -- "Control Panel" --
"Date/Time"

Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not
your own and save it.

Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make
sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your
region requires, then save it.

---------------------
Patrick M. Duffy
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

There's also the Grystmill Unofficial Time Zones Update:
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/tz_update.htm

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Patrick" wrote in message
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Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System


The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy
savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the
starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an
update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the
necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users
to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for
Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for
Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings
and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98
(available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have
verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to
Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date
appropriately on the correct dates.

If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this
onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not
tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as
well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from
www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used
to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98
registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and
supplies the updated settings.

INSTALLATION

Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98
Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then
"right click" on it and select "merge".

Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" -- "Settings" -- "Control Panel" --
"Date/Time"

Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not
your own and save it.

Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make
sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your
region requires, then save it.

---------------------
Patrick M. Duffy
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada