Clock/TZ Annoyance

[Steve Foster [SBS MVP]]

Am I imagining it, or has Vista introduced a bug that wasn't present in
previous versions of Windows?

When asked to configure the clock during post-setup setup, setting the
time zone causes Vista to alter the time by the amount of the TZ change.
Since the clock is invariably set to local time already, this immediately
puts it out by the TZ difference. Previous versions of Windows don't do
this.

Another minor annoyance is that post-setup setup doesn't inherit the
regional settings that have been selected during setup. It asks for the
locale a second time.

 

[Guest]

This has happened to me as well (London region).

 

[Guest]

This has happened to me as well (London region).

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

This is a known issue and is changed in later builds.

 

[Chad Harris]

Steve--

Of couse you should bug it by whatever mechanisms you have. I'd imagine
they may pay closer attention to an MVP. Sometimes they process bugs
efficiently and many times they don't.

See:

Windows Vista Bug Reports: An Analysis
http://www.longhornblogs.com/robert/archive/2006/07/05/Windows_Vista_Bug_Analysis.aspx

If you do a search you'll see some posts from Colin Barnhorst and others who
are tracking the clock problems in Vista with a lot more diligence than I am
and you can get a feel for the bugs that I think Colin remarked very
recently still exist. If I remember correctly, Colin finds some clock bugs
in both Beta 2 and 5456.5. Theoretically, MSFT announced that with the
interim build 5456.5 the system clock will not be changed when setting the
time zone.

I remember this post from Colin on July 5: "At least, according the the
release notes. I think I just saw it happen in spite of that."

As an MVP, I suppose you have access not only to MVP newsgroups, but any
build of anything MSFT throws out, any feedback mechanism and maybe a
hotline to the often disconnected tin ears at Redmond Vista.

Also if you are using Beta 2, there is some mention of Clock problems
here--and you may see some in the Beta 2 release notes and see the links
below:

Known issues in Windows Vista Beta 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920928

Immediately after you upgrade to Windows Vista Beta 2
. The system clock may display an incorrect time, date, and time zone.

Symptom
The system clock may display the wrong time after you select the time
zone during Setup.

Resolution
To reset the time, follow these steps: 1. Click the clock in the
notification area.
2. Click Date and Time Settings.
3. Use Change Time Zone and Change Date and Time to set the
correct date and time.

You also might want to search the msdn or technet blogs with a
term like "vista clock."

New in Windows Vista: updates to clock and calendar
http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/2005/12/21/506427.aspx

CH