Time Zone & Commonwealth Games

[Paul]

Daylight saving is being extended by one week for the Commonwealth Games.
Unfortunately Windows does not let you make a one off change to time zones, so you need to add a special zone for this year, then change back to the standard zone later in the year.

You may also need to adjust appointments already set in Outlook etc, because of the time change.

Steps - Windows 2000/XP only

1. Choose your timezone from the series below.
2. Save the code in a file called time.reg. Save it somewhere out of the way, like C:\Temp.
3. Double click the file to import it into the Registry. Don't be afraid, it won't bite.
4. Now change your time zone to the 2006 only version of your timezone. Double click on the clock, then select Time Zone.

Don't forget to change the timezone back to the non-2006 zone later in the year - double click on the clock, then select Time Zone.

Our friends across the Tasman have a great utility to set a reminder for all the things you need - Birthdays, Holidays, Anniversaries etc. Event Manager.

If you don't have Windows 2000/XP, or you are not feeling very brave, see the link to the Microsoft patch below.

cheers, Paul

Eastern States

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\AUS Eastern Standard Time 2006]
"Display"="(GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney - Comm Games 2006"
"Dlt"="AUS Eastern Daylight Time 06"
"TZI"=hex:a8,fd,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,03,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00



Tasmania

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Tasmania Standard Time 2006]
"Display"="(GMT+10:00) Hobart - Comm Games 2006"
"Dlt"="Tasmania Daylight Time 06"
"TZI"=hex:a8,fd,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,03,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,01,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00



South Australia

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Cen. Aus Standard Time 2006]
"Display"="(GMT+09:30) Adelaide - Comm Games 2006"
"Dlt"="Cen. Aus Daylight Time 2006"
"TZI"=hex:3a,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,00,03,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00



The less descriptive MS version for those who would only ever use Microsoft products.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=909915

[gto-pontiac]

i didn't even know that day light saving was chainged

[Stephen]

Nice find Paul

[Paul]

Woody's Office Watch.

cheers, Paul

[cw]

Hmmn. So you guys don't read the front of the blog? You know, you can find out some interesting things there, too!

What do you change it back TO, by the way?

[Paul]

2 hours for testing, sounds about right.

To change it back you just select the standard Time Zone - the one without 2006 in the name.

cheers, Paul

[Stephen]

Hmmn. So you guys don't read the front of the blog? You know, you can find out some interesting things there, too!

What do you change it back TO, by the way?

Ooops... I open the forum before opening Outlook to read RSS

[wilbert]

If you’re a little unsure of what you are doing, back up the registry before you make the changes above. Here’s how:

Start > Run
Type “regedit”
File > Export
Select all as the export range.
Save as you would a normal file.

(Thanks for the changes Paul

Hmmn. So you guys don't read the front of the blog? You know, you can find out some interesting things there, too!

I decided to stop reading the blog when I found out it was written by a stodgy old guy.

[Stephen]

cw - Could you please copy and paste the relevent info from here to the Razor blogs and the Bleeding Blog.

I started typing a reply the the knowledgable Arie and changed my mind and dodged the flamebait from such 'an expert' on Vista and security.

His solution adjust the clock

[cw]

There you go, Stephen. I'd already done that some hours earlier.

[Stephen]

Microsoft have put up a TimeZone fix.

You can grab it from here.

[Paul]

It's now time to return to the standard Windows Time Zone.

1. Double click on the clock in the System Tray.
2. Select the Time Zone tab.
3. Choose the standard Time Zone for your region.

cheers, Paul