Outlook time zones are wrong?

[Deb RW]

This seems too weird to be true, but here goes ... The time zones in Outlook
seem to be incorrect. For instance, it says that if it's 8:00 Pacific time,
it's 7:00 Arizona time. In reality, time zones always move one hour LATER as
you move from West to East. OK, AZ is a little weird because we don't
practice Daylight Savings Time. Still, right now if it's 3pm in CA, it's 4pm
in AZ -- but Outlook says it's 2pm in AZ.

This is all theoretical ... the actual problem is that when I re-installed
Outlook on a new PC, I chose the AZ time zone and all my appointments are an
hour earlier than they're supposed to be. If I set it to Pacific time, my
appointments move to the right time - but I'm not ON Pacific time!

What gives??

 

[Toothsome Papa]

sounds like the time zone on the PC where the appontments were made was not
AZ, maybe regular Mountain, so now they are off?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Next time, rather than confusing things with theories, just tell us what
happened...

You created appointments in a different zone from what you are using. You
need to use the time zone mover tool to rebase the appointments -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...33-b9c8-4652-9dd8-ae0f1af62568&displaylang=en

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[Deb RW]

I played around with the time zone mover a bit. It doesn't matter what
"original" time zone I choose ... if I choose AZ as the current time zone
(the one I want to change to), it says no appointments need changing. So it
seems that Outlook thinks it is now an hour earlier in AZ than it really is.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Central time, it
moves them 2 hours earlier - again, this is backwards - as time zones move
West, appointments should move later, not earlier.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Alaska time (2 hours
earlier), it says no appointments need to be changed.

I'm completely stymied!

Maybe I should just uninstall and install Outlook again? I had to
copy-and-past the .pst files manually from my old hard drive to my new -
maybe I transferred them incorrectly??

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

It's been awhile since I used the tool, but I think you want to set the
computer's TZ so the appointment times are correct then run the tool to set
them to AZ.

Uninstalling won't make a difference. If the TZ mover isn't working for you,
set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export to excel or
CSV. Move the appointments to a new calendar folder then fix the time and
import. Once you are sure the appointments are correct, delete the calendar
folder that has the old appointments.

As time zones move west, appointments are earlier - 11 AM in NY is 10 AM in
Chicago, 8 AM in LA. The purpose of the tool is to change the TZ, not the
time. It will move the 11 AM appointment in NY to 11 AM in LA.

--
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[Deb RW]

I just checked the time zone in my O/S and found the problem. I'm using WIN7,
and the time zone was set to Pacific time. However, when I reset it to AZ
time, the clock on my computer shows the WRONG time - 1 hour later than it
should be. It appears that the O/S thinks AZ moves forward/back one hour in
fall/spring ... but we do not. So this incorrect setting is no doubt messing
up my Outlook settings, since the calendar appts I imported were set in AZ
time.

So, if I want the time on my PC to be right, I have to set it to the Pacific
time zone ... and I'll probably have to reset it twice a year. Is there any
way out of this - any way to correct the time zone settings in WIN7?

It's been awhile since I used the tool, but I think you want to set the
computer's TZ so the appointment times are correct then run the tool to set
them to AZ.

Uninstalling won't make a difference. If the TZ mover isn't working for you,
set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export to excel or
CSV. Move the appointments to a new calendar folder then fix the time and
import. Once you are sure the appointments are correct, delete the calendar
folder that has the old appointments.

As time zones move west, appointments are earlier - 11 AM in NY is 10 AM in
Chicago, 8 AM in LA. The purpose of the tool is to change the TZ, not the
time. It will move the 11 AM appointment in NY to 11 AM in LA.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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I played around with the time zone mover a bit. It doesn't matter what
"original" time zone I choose ... if I choose AZ as the current time zone
(the one I want to change to), it says no appointments need changing. So
it
seems that Outlook thinks it is now an hour earlier in AZ than it really
is.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Central time, it
moves them 2 hours earlier - again, this is backwards - as time zones move
West, appointments should move later, not earlier.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Alaska time (2
hours
earlier), it says no appointments need to be changed.

I'm completely stymied!

Maybe I should just uninstall and install Outlook again? I had to
copy-and-past the .pst files manually from my old hard drive to my new -
maybe I transferred them incorrectly??

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

How many hours was it off? Right now AZ is one hour behind PT - it's 2PM in
AZ, 1 PM in PT.


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I just checked the time zone in my O/S and found the problem. I'm using
WIN7,
and the time zone was set to Pacific time. However, when I reset it to AZ
time, the clock on my computer shows the WRONG time - 1 hour later than it
should be. It appears that the O/S thinks AZ moves forward/back one hour
in
fall/spring ... but we do not. So this incorrect setting is no doubt
messing
up my Outlook settings, since the calendar appts I imported were set in AZ
time.

So, if I want the time on my PC to be right, I have to set it to the
Pacific
time zone ... and I'll probably have to reset it twice a year. Is there
any
way out of this - any way to correct the time zone settings in WIN7?

It's been awhile since I used the tool, but I think you want to set the
computer's TZ so the appointment times are correct then run the tool to
set
them to AZ.

Uninstalling won't make a difference. If the TZ mover isn't working for
you,
set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export to excel or
CSV. Move the appointments to a new calendar folder then fix the time and
import. Once you are sure the appointments are correct, delete the
calendar
folder that has the old appointments.

As time zones move west, appointments are earlier - 11 AM in NY is 10 AM
in
Chicago, 8 AM in LA. The purpose of the tool is to change the TZ, not
the
time. It will move the 11 AM appointment in NY to 11 AM in LA.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

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mailto:[email protected]

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I played around with the time zone mover a bit. It doesn't matter what
"original" time zone I choose ... if I choose AZ as the current time
zone
(the one I want to change to), it says no appointments need changing.
So
it
seems that Outlook thinks it is now an hour earlier in AZ than it
really
is.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Central time,
it
moves them 2 hours earlier - again, this is backwards - as time zones
move
West, appointments should move later, not earlier.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Alaska time (2
hours
earlier), it says no appointments need to be changed.

I'm completely stymied!

Maybe I should just uninstall and install Outlook again? I had to
copy-and-past the .pst files manually from my old hard drive to my
new -
maybe I transferred them incorrectly??

:

Next time, rather than confusing things with theories, just tell us
what
happened...

You created appointments in a different zone from what you are using.
You
need to use the time zone mover tool to rebase the appointments -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...33-b9c8-4652-9dd8-ae0f1af62568&displaylang=en

 

[Deb RW]

That's correct, Diane ... AZ and CA are 1 hour apart right now. In the
summer, AZ and CA share the same time zone because AZ doesn't change zones
twice a year. However, my O/S seems to think that if my regular clock says
4pm, it's actually 5pm in AZ and 4pm in CA.

Is there something wrong with the O/S??

Debbie

How many hours was it off? Right now AZ is one hour behind PT - it's 2PM in
AZ, 1 PM in PT.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

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I just checked the time zone in my O/S and found the problem. I'm using
WIN7,
and the time zone was set to Pacific time. However, when I reset it to AZ
time, the clock on my computer shows the WRONG time - 1 hour later than it
should be. It appears that the O/S thinks AZ moves forward/back one hour
in
fall/spring ... but we do not. So this incorrect setting is no doubt
messing
up my Outlook settings, since the calendar appts I imported were set in AZ
time.

So, if I want the time on my PC to be right, I have to set it to the
Pacific
time zone ... and I'll probably have to reset it twice a year. Is there
any
way out of this - any way to correct the time zone settings in WIN7?

It's been awhile since I used the tool, but I think you want to set the
computer's TZ so the appointment times are correct then run the tool to
set
them to AZ.

Uninstalling won't make a difference. If the TZ mover isn't working for
you,
set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export to excel or
CSV. Move the appointments to a new calendar folder then fix the time and
import. Once you are sure the appointments are correct, delete the
calendar
folder that has the old appointments.

As time zones move west, appointments are earlier - 11 AM in NY is 10 AM
in
Chicago, 8 AM in LA. The purpose of the tool is to change the TZ, not
the
time. It will move the 11 AM appointment in NY to 11 AM in LA.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



I played around with the time zone mover a bit. It doesn't matter what
"original" time zone I choose ... if I choose AZ as the current time
zone
(the one I want to change to), it says no appointments need changing.
So
it
seems that Outlook thinks it is now an hour earlier in AZ than it
really
is.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Central time,
it
moves them 2 hours earlier - again, this is backwards - as time zones
move
West, appointments should move later, not earlier.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Alaska time (2
hours
earlier), it says no appointments need to be changed.

I'm completely stymied!

Maybe I should just uninstall and install Outlook again? I had to
copy-and-past the .pst files manually from my old hard drive to my
new -
maybe I transferred them incorrectly??

:

Next time, rather than confusing things with theories, just tell us
what
happened...

You created appointments in a different zone from what you are using.
You
need to use the time zone mover tool to rebase the appointments -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...33-b9c8-4652-9dd8-ae0f1af62568&displaylang=en

.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Nothing is wrong with the computer - it’s the time or time zone. Right now,
while CA is on standard time, it is 5PM in AZ and 4 PM in CA. As of tomorrow
at 2AM, they will both be on the same time, although still in different
zones.

If your computer is set to AZ time zone and has the wrong time, you need to
adjust the clock so it’s the correct time.

Once you fix the computer so the time and time zone are correct, are the
appointment times wrong? If so, try the Time Zone mover tool. If it doesn't
help, set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export them to
Excel or CSV format. Fix the computer so the time zone is correct, delete
the old appointments in the calendar, and import the Excel or CSV.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

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EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

That's correct, Diane ... AZ and CA are 1 hour apart right now. In the
summer, AZ and CA share the same time zone because AZ doesn't change zones
twice a year. However, my O/S seems to think that if my regular clock says
4pm, it's actually 5pm in AZ and 4pm in CA.

Is there something wrong with the O/S??

Debbie

How many hours was it off? Right now AZ is one hour behind PT - it's 2PM
in
AZ, 1 PM in PT.


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473

I just checked the time zone in my O/S and found the problem. I'm using
WIN7,
and the time zone was set to Pacific time. However, when I reset it to
AZ
time, the clock on my computer shows the WRONG time - 1 hour later than
it
should be. It appears that the O/S thinks AZ moves forward/back one
hour
in
fall/spring ... but we do not. So this incorrect setting is no doubt
messing
up my Outlook settings, since the calendar appts I imported were set in
AZ
time.

So, if I want the time on my PC to be right, I have to set it to the
Pacific
time zone ... and I'll probably have to reset it twice a year. Is there
any
way out of this - any way to correct the time zone settings in WIN7?

:

It's been awhile since I used the tool, but I think you want to set
the
computer's TZ so the appointment times are correct then run the tool
to
set
them to AZ.

Uninstalling won't make a difference. If the TZ mover isn't working
for
you,
set the time zone so the appointments are correct and export to excel
or
CSV. Move the appointments to a new calendar folder then fix the time
and
import. Once you are sure the appointments are correct, delete the
calendar
folder that has the old appointments.

As time zones move west, appointments are earlier - 11 AM in NY is 10
AM
in
Chicago, 8 AM in LA. The purpose of the tool is to change the TZ, not
the
time. It will move the 11 AM appointment in NY to 11 AM in LA.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]

Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Do you sync your mailbox with a smartphone or pda?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=39473



I played around with the time zone mover a bit. It doesn't matter
what
"original" time zone I choose ... if I choose AZ as the current time
zone
(the one I want to change to), it says no appointments need
changing.
So
it
seems that Outlook thinks it is now an hour earlier in AZ than it
really
is.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Central
time,
it
moves them 2 hours earlier - again, this is backwards - as time
zones
move
West, appointments should move later, not earlier.

When I tell it to move the appointments from AZ time to Alaska time
(2
hours
earlier), it says no appointments need to be changed.

I'm completely stymied!

Maybe I should just uninstall and install Outlook again? I had to
copy-and-past the .pst files manually from my old hard drive to my
new -
maybe I transferred them incorrectly??

:

Next time, rather than confusing things with theories, just tell us
what
happened...

You created appointments in a different zone from what you are
using.
You
need to use the time zone mover tool to rebase the appointments -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...33-b9c8-4652-9dd8-ae0f1af62568&displaylang=en

.