Time stamp on files question

[Jack Gillis]

First, the clock as shown in the lower right hand corner of the desktop
is correct. It shows the correct local time.

However, the time stamps on files are one hour later than that shown on
the clock. I just noticed that after using XP since the beginning. The
Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes is checked and
the Time Zone is EST which is the zone I set when I installed XP back in
November of whatever year it came out.

It would have thought that checking the Automatically adjust box would
have kept the times synchronized. What am I missing here?

Thank you.

 

[Alex Nichol]

First, the clock as shown in the lower right hand corner of the desktop
is correct. It shows the correct local time.

However, the time stamps on files are one hour later than that shown on
the clock. I just noticed that after using XP since the beginning. The
Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes is checked and
the Time Zone is EST which is the zone I set when I installed XP back in
November of whatever year it came out.

The time stamps are made in a consistent time - without Daylight saving
taken into account, and then the display in explorer corrects for this
if DST is in use. The aim I think is to avoid inconsistencies at times
when DST changes over, especially when it has changed in one place and
not in another

 

[Jack Gillis]

Thank you Alex. That makes sense to me.

The time stamps are made in a consistent time - without Daylight
saving taken into account, and then the display in explorer corrects
for this if DST is in use. The aim I think is to avoid
inconsistencies at times when DST changes over, especially when it
has changed in one place and not in another