Hi,

I am running Windows XP SP2 and my clock did not advance an hour. My
computer has the DST patch installed but it did not help any. What can
be wrong? How do I fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

R

On Mar 11, 10:21 pm, "direfan" <dire...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running Windows XP SP2 and my clock did not advance an hour. My
> computer has the DST patch installed but it did not help any. What can
> be wrong? How do I fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> R

Hi,

First thing to check - just in case - Do you have the 'Automatically
adjust ...' box checked in Control Panel => Date and Time => Time
Zone?

On Mar 11, 9:24 pm, "Claymore" <claym...@ontera.net> wrote:
> On Mar 11, 10:21 pm, "direfan" <dire...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am running Windows XP SP2 and my clock did not advance an hour. My
> > computer has the DST patch installed but it did not help any. What can
> > be wrong? How do I fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks.
>
> > R
>
> Hi,
>
> First thing to check - just in case - Do you have the 'Automatically
> adjust ...' box checked in Control Panel => Date and Time => Time
> Zone?

Thanks for your reply. The box is checked. Everything seems to check
out fine except the time did not change.

Ryan

On Mar 11, 9:24 pm, "Claymore" <claym...@ontera.net> wrote:
> On Mar 11, 10:21 pm, "direfan" <dire...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I am running Windows XP SP2 and my clock did not advance an hour. My
> > computer has the DST patch installed but it did not help any. What can
> > be wrong? How do I fix this? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks.
>
> > R
>
> Hi,
>
> First thing to check - just in case - Do you have the 'Automatically
> adjust ...' box checked in Control Panel => Date and Time => Time
> Zone?

Thanks for your reply. The box is checked. Everything seems to check
out fine except the time did not change.

R

"direfan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>
>Thanks for your reply. The box is checked. Everything seems to check
>out fine except the time did not change.
>

What happens if you use the "Internet Time" option to synchronize with
an Internet Time Server? If that does not correct the time then
double check your time zone settings. Last resort - fix the time
manually and check it again at least once a week until mid-April.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

On Mar 11, 11:26 pm, Ron Martell <ron.mart...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "direfan" <dire...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for your reply. The box is checked. Everything seems to check
> >out fine except the time did not change.
>
> What happens if you use the "Internet Time" option to synchronize with
> an Internet Time Server? If that does not correct the time then
> double check your time zone settings. Last resort - fix the time
> manually and check it again at least once a week until mid-April.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Servicehttp://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."

I have the correct time zones. Also, when I synchronize with the
internet time server, it does not change the time to the correct time.
It still stays 1 hour behind. I understand the last resort plan, but I
would really like to fix the problem.

R

Hello again,

Since DST time change has already passed, you'll have to change it
manually anyway, I think.
You could try this third party utility:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/Downloads.htm

Scroll down the page a bit for the XP fix.

"Claymore" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello again,
>
> Since DST time change has already passed, you'll have to change it
> manually anyway, I think.
> You could try this third party utility:
>
> http://www.intelliadmin.com/Downloads.htm
>
> Scroll down the page a bit for the XP fix.
>

I set mine manually on 3 pc's. So does this thing keep it from going ahead
ANOTHER hour on the "regular" DST date?

What bonehead came up with this change, anyway? Imagine how much it's going
to cost to impliment across all the systems, etc. Like "regular" DST isn't
enough of a PITA.

BTW Wikipedia has an interesting DST article, including:

"Critics argue that the energy savings of DST are overstated, and that DST
can sometimes increase energy consumption and peak demand. Also, the rise of
air conditioning calls older energy models into question. In 2000 when parts
of Australia began DST in late winter, overall electricity consumption did
not decrease, but the morning peak load increased. Currently there is no
clear evidence that electricity will be saved by the 2007 U.S. rule change"

"Golf courses, convenience stores, and other businesses benefit from extra
afternoon sunlight. In the mid-1980s Clorox (parent of Kingsford Charcoal)
and 7-Eleven, which both benefit from DST, provided the primary funding for
the Daylight Saving Time Coalition that successfully lobbied to extend U.S.
DST, and both Idaho senators voted to extend DST on the basis of fast-food
restaurants selling more French fries made from Idaho potatoes.
DST can adversely affect farmers and others whose hours are set by the sun.
For example, grain harvesting is best done after dew evaporates, so when
field hands arrive and leave earlier in summer their labor is less valuable.

Clock shifts disrupt sleep patterns, and correlate with decreased economic
efficiency. Researchers estimated in 2000 that the daylight saving effect
implies a one day loss of $31 billion on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ alone."

And finally:

"Critics also suggest that DST is, at its heart, government paternalism.
They "detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push
people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy,
wealthy and wise in spite of themselves - Robertson Davies"

In early 1800's Britain the towns all had different times. Whe railways wee
introduced this led to crazy situations, like a train arriving before it
started.

In the Internet Age, DST causes similar problems by making it difficult to
predict the time in any other region with any certainty. This is not a
trivial matter either, in particular for lawyers the time of sending of an
email may make the difference between success and failure. Perhaps this is
as good a reason as any to ditch it.

Britain, as an experiment, ditched DST for a year some time ago. Most people
agreed that we were better-off without it. The only issue (and the reason it
was re-introduced) was that schoolkids had to go out in the dark. I have to
wonder why they didn't simply adjust the scool timetables in the winter...

China, the largest nation on Earth has no DST, and seemingly has no
intentions to introduce it. Japan, arguably the most hi-tech one, doesn't
either.

Anyway, with this DST jiggery-pokery, you Americans are getting a taste of
what it's like to live in the EU. Square tomatoes and straight bananas next!

The person who wrote this didn't know what they where talking about.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
:
snipped
: DST can adversely affect farmers and others whose hours are set by the
sun.
: For example, grain harvesting is best done after dew evaporates, so when
: field hands arrive and leave earlier in summer their labor is less
valuable.
:
snipped