Arizona Time Zone one hour ahead

R

Randy Jackson

We have a few computers located in Arizona whose time keeps jumping one hour
ahead of where it is suppose to be. Arizona does not follow DST at all. Yet
when I go in and select the AZ time on the computer it is one hour a head of
what the time is suppose to be. The computer has all of the DST updates,
even though it doesn't really need them. The time zone data it says that
it's using is "US Mountin Standard Time" on the Date and Time Properties
window with the Arizona time zone selected.

My computer updates to the correct time when I select Arizona. I exported
the following registery key and imported it into the problem computer,
restarted the windows time service and still not luck.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones

Has anyone had any similar problems or has any other suggestions? Thanks.
 
C

Claymore

We have a few computers located in Arizona whose time keeps jumping one hour
ahead of where it is suppose to be. Arizona does not follow DST at all. Yet
when I go in and select the AZ time on the computer it is one hour a head of
what the time is suppose to be. The computer has all of the DST updates,
even though it doesn't really need them. The time zone data it says that
it's using is "US Mountin Standard Time" on the Date and Time Properties
window with the Arizona time zone selected.

My computer updates to the correct time when I select Arizona. I exported
the following registery key and imported it into the problem computer,
restarted the windows time service and still not luck.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones

Has anyone had any similar problems or has any other suggestions? Thanks.
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In Control Panel => Date & Time => Time Zone tab, is the box
'Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings changes' unchecked?

If it is, you could try changing to another time zone, restart the
computer, change back to Mountain time, and restart again.
Also, have you tried changing the time in the BIOS, since Windows
initially gets its time from there?
 
U

Unknown

If Arizona does not follow DST then, there should be no X in 'automatically
adjust for DST' in Time Zone.
 
R

Randy Jackson

For Arizona, there is no X to check.

I am not physically at the computer to check the bios time. However I am
going to have someone check that. Windows should initially pull the
information from the BIOS, but then it should check with the time server and
update it and go to the correct time. I have tested this setup. I set the
BIOS to a different time and windows pulls that time then adjusts. This
computer and about 20 others are not doing this. Strangely enough they are
all in AZ and they all started when the new DST took place in 2007.

I have noticed that this is a problem with all time zones, not just AZ.
Every time zone on the computer is one hour ahead of the correct time. This
has to be a BIOS issue I would think.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

We have a few computers located in Arizona whose time keeps jumping one hour
ahead of where it is suppose to be. Arizona does not follow DST at all. Yet
when I go in and select the AZ time on the computer it is one hour a head of
what the time is suppose to be. The computer has all of the DST updates,
even though it doesn't really need them. The time zone data it says that
it's using is "US Mountin Standard Time" on the Date and Time Properties
window with the Arizona time zone selected.
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"US Mountin Standard Time" is not correct. Change it to "Arizona."
 
U

Unknown

Double click the time in the lower right hand corner of your screen. Select
the time zone tab. There should be no X in 'automatically adjust for DST'.
BIOS not involved.
 
C

Claymore

"US Mountin Standard Time" is not correct. Change it to "Arizona."
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"US Mountin Standard Time" is not correct. Change it to "Arizona."

Good one, Ken. I never even noticed that existed.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

"US Mountin Standard Time" is not correct. Change it to "Arizona."

Good one, Ken. I never even noticed that existed.
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Perhaps you don't live in Arizona. ;-)
 
R

Randy Jackson

actually Ken, on the date and time properties screen there are two tabs:
"Date and Time" and "Time Zone".
On the "Date and Time" tab you can select the date and set the time. At the
bottom it shows "Current Time Zone" for the computers that are having the
problem and for the computers that are working it is "US Mountain Standard
Time".
If you click on the "Time Zone" tab it displays the time zone as
"(GMT -07:00) Arizona".

If I were to select time zone "Eastern Time (US and Canad) and then go to
the "Date and Time" tab the "Current Time Zone:" reads Eastern Daylight
time.

If you look in the registry keys, on both the working and non-working
computers, there is no registry key for "Arizona" time zone, only "US
Mountin Standard Time".
 
C

Claymore

actually Ken, on the date and time properties screen there are two tabs:
"Date and Time" and "Time Zone".
On the "Date and Time" tab you can select the date and set the time. At the
bottom it shows "Current Time Zone" for the computers that are having the
problem and for the computers that are working it is "US Mountain Standard
Time".
If you click on the "Time Zone" tab it displays the time zone as
"(GMT -07:00) Arizona".

If I were to select time zone "Eastern Time (US and Canad) and then go to
the "Date and Time" tab the "Current Time Zone:" reads Eastern Daylight
time.

If you look in the registry keys, on both the working and non-working
computers, there is no registry key for "Arizona" time zone, only "US
Mountin Standard Time".






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Hello Randy,

"If you look in the registry keys, on both the working and non-
working
computers, there is no registry key for "Arizona" time zone, only "US
Mountin Standard Time"."

There are two keys to look at in the registry path you indicated:

Mountain Standard Time
US Mountain Standard Time

If you look in the right-hand pane for the second one, you will see
the "Arizona" Display identifier.

... and Yes, Ken, very far from that place.
 
R

Randy Jackson

Claymore,

Yes, I have both of those registry entries exactly as stated on both the
working and non-working computers. Thinking that it may be an invalid
registry setting at first, I exported the key from a working computer(the
who Time Zones key) and imported it on the broken computer and restrarted
the pc. No luck.

I have not been able to verify the bios clock as of yet, but am still hoping
to find a solution if thats not it.

Thanks.
actually Ken, on the date and time properties screen there are two tabs:
"Date and Time" and "Time Zone".
On the "Date and Time" tab you can select the date and set the time. At
the
bottom it shows "Current Time Zone" for the computers that are having the
problem and for the computers that are working it is "US Mountain Standard
Time".
If you click on the "Time Zone" tab it displays the time zone as
"(GMT -07:00) Arizona".

If I were to select time zone "Eastern Time (US and Canad) and then go to
the "Date and Time" tab the "Current Time Zone:" reads Eastern Daylight
time.

If you look in the registry keys, on both the working and non-working
computers, there is no registry key for "Arizona" time zone, only "US
Mountin Standard Time".

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Hello Randy,

"If you look in the registry keys, on both the working and non-
working
computers, there is no registry key for "Arizona" time zone, only "US
Mountin Standard Time"."

There are two keys to look at in the registry path you indicated:

Mountain Standard Time
US Mountain Standard Time

If you look in the right-hand pane for the second one, you will see
the "Arizona" Display identifier.

... and Yes, Ken, very far from that place.
 
R

Randy Jackson

Yes, it is fully patched. One of the first things I checked.

Went through that link. Its just articles describing whats going to happen
as a result of the new DST and links to the downloads you get from step 1.

Neither of those worked.

Any other thoughts?

I've had someone verify that the BIOS clock is correct. We changed the time
one hour behind as a test. Windows booted and the time was one hour behind
(it displayed the actual correct time for the time zone since its normally
one hour ahed) and after a few minutes the clock jumped ahead one hour and
so did the bios.

Looks like this has something to do with Windows. Does MS provide free
support for DST problems?
 
R

Richard

I have the same problem in EST. I finally gave up and changed the time zone
to one hour east to Atlantic time and now I get the correct time.
 
R

Randy Jackson

Thats basically what i've been doing. I set it to Alaska time and its ok.
But I want it fixed.
 
R

Randy Jackson

A workaround is never a fix.....the genius that is running around this
board.
 
P

PD43

A workaround is never a fix
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Maybe not. But this thread - which HARDLY deals with critical issues
- has started to BORE me.

I'll killfile it in my reader rather than reply again.

In the meantime, good luck.
 
R

Randy Jackson

Well i'll tell ya what then. You run a financial organziation that in
accurately reports financial information to the IRS and other federal
institutions and then you can tell me whether you think its CRITICAL or not.

Why even comment if you have nothing useful to say.

A workaround is never a fix
Click to expand...

Maybe not. But this thread - which HARDLY deals with critical issues
- has started to BORE me.

I'll killfile it in my reader rather than reply again.

In the meantime, good luck.
 

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