DST2007 using script and Group Policy

[Fernando]

Hi everyone,

I have set up a test group to implement this group policy following
instructions from KB914387. Both the reg file and the vbs script run. When
looking at the application event viewer WSH states "DST 2007 Registry Update
and Refresh has been executed on this computer". But when testing if the
correct time changes occur by setting time to 1:59 on march 11th nothing
happens.

After some testing i realized if i manually changed the time zone to a
different area and changed it back, everything would be working as it
should.

Has anyone else had this problem? I've tried re-copying the script from the
KB914387, with no positive results. Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated.


Fernando

 

[Guest]

Yes, I've had the same problem. The steps in article KB914387 do not work
unless you have admin rights on the local PC. I wasted too much time trying
to get it to work. In the end I am rolling the patch out manually to 500+
PC's. Microsoft blows for not supporting Windows 2000.

 

[John John]

For crying out loud, pay $129 to IntelliAdmin and roll it out with their
Network Administrator package. You can use a .reg file to finish the
second step in the 914387 article, re: update
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

John

 

[Sean Cai [MSFT]]

Hi,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft newsgroup!

From your post, my understanding on this issue is: you didn¡¯t get the
expected result after following KB914387. If I'm off base, please feel free
to let me know.

Thanks everyone for their key in.

It seems like there is a problem in the KB that the script doesn¡¯t work as
expected. However, some users have found the workaround on this specific
issue. You can fix the problem by running the script twice. The startup
script looks like this:

@echo off
regedit /s \\domain\netlogon\TZupdate.reg
cscript \\domain\netlogon\refreshTZinfo.vbs
cscript \\domain\netlogon\refreshTZinfo.vbs

This should fix the issue.

I hope the information above can address your concerns. If anything is
unclear, please feel free to let us know.

Sean Cai, MCSE2000
Microsoft Online Support

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[Guest]

Thanks for the info Sean but that doesn't work either. The same error pops
up about the registry keys being in use.

 

[Sean Cai [MSFT]]

Hi,

Maybe a pause should be set between two script. Or you mean you got the
same error twice since the script ran twice?


Sean Cai, MCSE2000
Microsoft Online Support

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