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Preparing for daylight saving time changes in 2008

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Introduction

What the time zone changes mean for users

Microsoft products affected by 2007 DST changes

What users can do to ease the transition

Microsoft IT deployment guidance

General sequence of update actions and special considerations

Supporting the DST changes on Windows operating systems

Preparing other Microsoft software products for the DST 2007 changes

Third-party daylight saving time support information

Additional resources

List of material revisions to this article

Introduction

This article applies to users in the following regions that have experienced daylight saving time (DST) or time zone changes during 2007:

  • U.S. and Canada (where DST is observed):
  • The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by the U.S. Congress July 2005, extended daylight saving time in the U.S. by approximately four weeks. As a result, beginning in 2007, DST for the U.S. will start three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007, resulting in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed. These four weeks are referred to in this article as the "extended DST period." Visit MSN Encarta for more general information about DST. Canada chose to follow the U.S. change, in regions where DST is observed.

U.S. 2007 change in daylight saving time:
Previously DST started on:With the new law, DST will start on:Previously DST ended on:With the new law, DST will end on:
First Sunday of AprilSecond Sunday of MarchLast Sunday of OctoberFirst Sunday of November
Would have been: April 1, 2007Will now be: March 11, 2007Would have been: October 28, 2007Will now be: November 4, 2007

  • Other regions: Microsoft is providing updates for several other regions or countries that have enacted time zone changes in 2007, including:
    • Caucasus Standard Time

    • Changes display name to Caucasus Standard Time as cities in the previous display name have separate time zones, and removes DST settings.
    • Armenian Standard Time

    • Creates a new time zone for Armenia to better align with different DST changes in the Caucasus region.
    • New Zealand Standard Time

    • Adjusts DST start dates and end dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).
    • GTB Standard Time

    • Corrects the display name for GTB Standard Time on Windows Server 2003 SP2 to include Bucharest.
    • Jordan Standard Time

    • Adjusts DST start times, end times, and dates according to changes signed in to law after the prior cumulative time zone update was created (February 2007).

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What the time zone changes mean for users

Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during the "extended DST period" for your time zone, defined as the time between the new transition date and the old transition date. This depends on where you live and which time zone you have selected. To see the time zone settings on your computer, follow these directions.

When your time zone settings are incorrect your clock may be off by one hour, and certain applications running on your Windows-based computer may not display the correct time. To address this, Microsoft is providing many free updates and tools that will update your system automatically.

While the change in daylight saving time applies to specific time zones around the world, the change may affect customers based outside those time zones. In addition, customers who interact or integrate with systems that are based in an affected time zone or rely on the date/time calculations may be affected. Customers who live outside an affected time zone and yet are affected should follow the guidance provided on this site to prepare for the adjusted daylight saving time.

This article summarizes the updates and tools that Microsoft is developing for its customers to address the DST change.

Microsoft is dedicated to working with customers to make this transition as seamless as possible for companies and organizations affected by these new time changes. Microsoft is further committed to working with others in the industry to address the broader challenges presented by these changes.

While the change in daylight saving time applies to the U.S. and Canada as well as countries and regions previously cited, the change may affect users based outside of these areas.

  • Companies or organizations with operations, customers, or vendors based in an affected time zone may be affected.
  • Companies or organizations that interact or integrate with systems that are based in an affected time zone or rely on date/time calculations may be affected.
  • Users in areas affected by time zones that do not observe DST (see below), but who travel to or interact with people in locations that do follow DST will be affected and should install the Windows operating system update.

The change in DST will have an effect on many automated and technology reliant products. Individual consumers, small to medium size businesses, and large corporations may be affected by the new change in time. Computer-system related issues include, for example:

  • Calendar and scheduling applications
  • Date/time calculations (current and historical)
  • Transaction logging (UTC versus local time)
  • Tariff billing applications

In many cases, making the necessary changes to accommodate the new DST legislation will be a relatively minor task. Users may need to manually adjust the time on their devices when the change occurs.

In other cases, more substantial efforts may be required. In some cases, systems and applications may need to be updated directly, while in others, the application may simply inherit or "read" the date and time information from the underlying system on which it resides so the changes need only be made to that underlying system. Given the broad range of technology in use today, and the integration of systems between customers, vendors, and partners, business and IT managers should determine what actions should be taken to mitigate the affects of DST 2007 on their organizations.

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Microsoft products affected by DST 2007 changes

Several Microsoft products are affected by DST.

For Microsoft products that are affected by the 2007 daylight saving time change, the most recent versions will not require an update; however, earlier versions will. For more information, see the Supporting the DST changes on Windows operating systems and Preparing other Microsoft software products for the 2007 DST changes online and in the sections below.

Microsoft products affected by the DST legislation
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile
  • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft Office Outlook
  • Microsoft Office Live Meeting
  • Microsoft Dynamics CRM
  • Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services
  • Microsoft Commerce Server

Depending on the particular product or scenario, these updates will be released through Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS), hotfixes incorporated in Knowledge Base articles, Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and the Microsoft Download Center.

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What users can do to ease the transition

All people who use Microsoft products that are affected by the time change should give extra attention to meetings and appointments that are scheduled between the extended DST periods for a given time zone. (In this article, the terms "meetings" and "appointments" will be used interchangeably.) Users should view all appointments between these date ranges as suspect until they communicate with all meeting invitees to make sure that the item shows up correctly on everyone's calendar, both internally and externally. To minimize confusion during the affected date ranges:

  • Include the time of the meeting in the e-mail request so that invitees can double check the correct meeting time (such as, "Project brainstorming - 11:00 A.M. Central Time").
  • Exercise caution with the appointments and meetings in the extended DST period. When in doubt, verify the correct time with the organizer.
  • Consider printing your weekly calendars during the extended DST period. Print before you apply the Windows patch and run the Outlook or Exchange Time Zone Data Update tools. This will help you can keep track of which meetings were scheduled before and after you run the tool. Note that the patch contains the updated time zone definitions.

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Microsoft IT deployment guidance

The following links provide information that Microsoft has learned in deploying daylight saving time changes in the enterprise.

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General sequence of update actions and special considerations

Because many calendar environments have an interconnected system of applications, each environment must be adjusted to accommodate the new DST rules. The sequence to update your computer should be:

Recommended sequence of DST update actions

For IT administrators who are running Microsoft Exchange Server
1. Apply updates to Windows operating systems on individual workstations.Windows Server KB article 942763
2. Apply updates to Windows operating systems on Windows Servers.Windows Server KB article 942763
3. Apply the Exchange Server DST update.Exchange Server 2003 KB article 926666
Other Exchange Server see below
4. The IT administrator has one of four alternatives (pros and cons of each alternative are described below):
  • Push out the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool to the clients and let the users update their own mailboxes.
  • Run the Exchange Calendar Update tool against all affected users, servers, or both.
  • Do not run the Exchange Calendar Update tool or the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool. Ask users to examine their calendars and rebook as necessary.
  • Run the Exchange Calendar Update tool against all affected users, servers, or both, but only modify recurring appointments. Then ask users to rebook single instance appointments that fall into the extended DST period or ask them to run the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool.
IT administrators are strongly advised to refer to the Exchange Calendar Update tool (941018) and consider all potential effects on their IT environments and user base of those alternatives before they run the Exchange Calendar Update tool.
Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool 941018
Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool 931667

For small business, home, or consumer computer users running Windows and Outlook but not Exchange Server
1.Apply updates to Windows operating systems on individual computers.Windows operating systems KB article 942763
2.Run Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool.
Note Run the tool as soon as possible after you apply the updates to ensure consistent application of DST rules.
Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool - KB 931667

For mobile device users running Windows Mobile or Windows CE
1.Apply updates to Windows operating systems on individual computers.Windows operating systems KB article 942763
2.Run Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool.
Note Run the tool as soon as possible after you apply the updates to ensure consistent application of DST rules.
Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool - KB 931667
3.Apply updates to Windows Mobile.Windows Mobile KB article 941898

The following should be noted to ensure maximum accuracy of calendar updates:

  1. Rapid succession of steps is important: As mentioned above, it is preferable to run the Outlook or Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool as soon as possible after the time that the Windows operating system time zone patches are applied to all computers. If calendar items in the extended DST period are scheduled after the operating system patches are applied but before the tool is run, they will erroneously be moved one hour earlier. To correct such calendar items, organizers should manually update such items to ensure they are scheduled accurately for themselves and all invitees.
  2. All connected devices must be updated: Even if you correctly update your computer, when you view your calendar from a non-updated mobile device running Windows Mobile, your calendar items during the extended DST period will be shifted by one hour. Items created on a Windows Mobile device that does not have the patch applied must be updated on your computer by running the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool again.
  3. If others have not updated their calendars, it will affect other users: The Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool only updates meetings for which the user is the organizer and then automatically sends updates for those meetings to attendees. So, meetings that you are invited to but did not organize will not be updated until the organizer updates the meeting and an update is sent to you through Outlook. You must accept these updates in Outlook to correct your calendar on these meetings. Additionally, meetings created by a delegate on your behalf from a computer that does not have the patch installed must be updated on your computer by running the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool again.

    Users have the option to accept the change: The tool will prompt meeting invitees about whether to change meeting times. The invitees must accept the updated meeting requests for the changes to be accurately reflected in their calendars.
  4. If the tool incorrectly prompts a user to move a meeting, the user has the option of un-selecting those meetings from the list and they will not be moved.
  5. Special considerations for single-instance calendar items created with Outlook 2003: Single-instance calendar items created with Outlook 2003 contain no time zone information so it is impossible for the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool to tell whether or not they need updating. Recurring calendar items have the time zone information embedded. As a result, if the user has created single-instance calendar items in the extended DST period after applying the Windows operating system patch that updates the time zone definitions but before running the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool, then they must be certain to tell the tool not to update them by un-selecting those meetings from the list.
  6. There is a hotfix available from Microsoft Product Support to address this issue on Outlook 2003. Office 2003 SP2 must be installed. It is also scheduled to be included with Office SP3. Contact your Technical Account Manager or Microsoft Product Support services for more information.

  7. Special considerations for recurring calendar items: Recurring calendar items created by Outlook Web Access will not be updated correctly if the Exchange Server computer is patched before the desktop client that is running the update tool (applies to both Outlook and Exchange tools). Users who create recurring calendar items must be aware of this and carefully review their calendar after the update is completed, regardless of which sequence of steps were followed in their Exchange environment.
  8. Update resource mailbox calendars: Follow the procedures listed here to properly update calendars in resource mailboxes.

IT administrators should fully understand and analyze the implications of the four alternatives for deploying the Outlook or the Exchange version of the tool. The respective pros and cons of each scenario are described below. For more information, please refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 931667 and 941018.

  1. Run the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool against all affected users, servers, or both.
    • Pros: Streamlined experience for users.
    • Cons: Potential risks to IT environment of running Exchange Time Zone Update tool. More likely to incorrectly modify single-instance appointments.
  2. Push out the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool to the clients and let the users update their own mailboxes.
    • Pros: Less likely to incorrectly modify single-instance appointments. Avoid potential risks to IT environment of running the Exchange Time Zone Update tool.
    • Cons: Difficult to make sure that all users run this tool correctly and in a timely manner. Educational effort is needed to mitigate confusion for users.
  3. Run the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool against all affected users, servers, or both, but only modify recurring appointments. Then ask users to rebook single instance appointments that fall into the affected period or ask them to run the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool.
    • Pros: Less likely to incorrectly modify single-instance appointments.
    • Cons: Potential risks of both the Exchange and Outlook Time Zone Update tools; all users will need to run the tool and risks of running the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool still exist.
  4. Do not run the Exchange Time Zone Update tool or the Outlook Time Zone Update tool. Ask users to examine their calendars and rebook as necessary.
    • Pros: Same as alternative #1—less likely to incorrectly modify single-instance appointments. Avoid potential risks to IT environment of running the Exchange Time Zone Update tool.
    • Cons: Unless all users rebook all appointments, some calendar items will be one hour off in extended DST period.

In the event that the steps above are not followed correctly, the following actions apply:
  1. If Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool is run before Windows operating systems updates are applied to all computers:

  2. If you run the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool before the system has the Windows operating system update, the tool will not list any calendar items to update because it will not yet recognize the new DST rules.

  3. If the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool is run multiple times:

  4. It is generally safe to run the tool multiple times because the tool will see all of the appointments that were updated and ignore them. That said, if the user explicitly asks the tool to ignore a set of appointments (for example, single instance appointments that are targeted at a different time zone or that the user created after updating time zone rules but before running the time zone update tool) then the tool will continue to list those appointments in future runs and the user will have to explicitly ignore those appointments again. Similarly, it is safe to run the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool after the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool has been run.

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Supporting the DST changes on Windows operating systems

For Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Windows Embedded for Point of Service, and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs, Microsoft will release a single global time zone update that will include changes for the latest cumulative DST change. This time zone update will also include changes for other related DST changes and time zone behavior and settings.

Areas affected by this change in daylight saving time:
Windows VistaUpdate availableSee knowledge base article 942763.
Windows XP SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP1
Windows Server 2003 SP2
Windows Embedded for Point of Service
Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
Update availableThe Windows XP SP2 (also applicable to Windows Embedded for Point of Service and Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs) and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 updates are available for production deployment for all customers through the Microsoft Download Center, Knowledge Base article 942763, Windows Update and WSUS. This update is high priority or critical.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Std Ed.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Prem Ed.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Std Ed.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Prem Ed.
Update availableSeveral SBS components require updates (Windows Server, Exchange Server, Outlook 2003, Windows SharePoint Services, SQL Server). Use the product list to determine which updates need to be applied.
Windows 2000Update available - (under Extended Hotfix Support)Windows 2000 has passed the end of Mainstream Support and will not be receiving an update without Extended Hotfix Support.

All versions of Windows can be manually updated by using the tzedit.exe utility or other techniques documented in Knowledge Base article 914387, Online Webcast 930688, and similar articles for other countries. That is the preferred method of remediation for any product outside of Mainstream Support. (The tzedit.exe tool allows you to create and edit time zone entries for the Date/Time settings in Control Panel, especially for daylight saving time.)
Windows XP SP1Not SupportedWindows XP SP1 is no longer supported. Find information about support options for Windows XP SP1.
Windows NT 4.0Not SupportedWindows NT 4.0 is no longer supported. Find information about support options for Windows NT 4.0.

All versions of Windows can be manually updated using the tzedit.exe utility or other techniques documented in Knowledge Base article 914387 and similar articles for other countries, which is the preferred method of remediation for any product outside of Mainstream Support.

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Preparing other Microsoft software products for the 2007 DST changes

Daylight saving time fixes for non-Windows Microsoft products are shown below. Find more information on Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Other Microsoft applications
OutlookMicrosoft Office Outlook 2007: The Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool is highly recommended when using Outlook 2007. There is a built-in tool included in Outlook 2007, but the latest Outlook Tome Zone Data Update tool includes numerous improvements over the included tool. See Knowledge Base article 931667 for details.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook XP, and Microsoft Outlook 2000: If you are running Outlook 2003, Outlook 2002, or Outlook 2000 in a non-Microsoft Exchange Server IT environment, you will need to run the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool after the applicable Windows updates are downloaded by you or your IT administrator. The tool is currently available from the Microsoft Download Center. For more information, see KB article 931667.

As stated in the General Sequence section, there is a hotfix available from Microsoft Product Support to allow Outlook 2003 to stamp all appointments with the time zone information. This will increase accuracy when using the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool for time zone extraction. Office 2003 SP2 must be installed. It is also scheduled to be included with Office 2003 SP3. Contact your Technical Account Manager or Microsoft Product Support services for more information.

All versions: For recommendations and prescriptive guidance for updating Outlook calendars to comply with DST 2007 rule changes, review the Daylight Saving Time Correction for Microsoft Office Outlook Calendars - Help desk guidelines Web site. The goal is to give the Outlook user a "personal touch" experience to help them understand what is happening with their calendars. You might find this helpful when dealing with end-user questions or answering their helpdesk calls about the subject.

Office

Office 2003 and Office 2007: Upcoming changes to DST might affect the time stamps on the file properties and the tracked changes in Microsoft Office programs, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Items that were revised within an hour of midnight may experience problems with the new DST dates. Those dates may affect the time or date that is stamped in items that are created or modified. This occurs during the extended-DST periods or previous extended-DST periods in the following items.

For more information about this issue, visit the How daylight saving time (DST) changes in 2007 affect time stamps in Office files Web site.

Exchange ServerMicrosoft Exchange Server 2007: See Knowledge Base articles 940006 and 937656.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2: See Knowledge Base articles 926666 and 931915.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1: See Knowledge Base article 931978.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Exchange Conferencing Server 2000: Updates are available now. Exchange Server 2000 is under Extended Support. For more information on Extended Hotfix Support Agreements, please refer to Option #2 on this Lifecycle Announcement Web site.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Lotus Notes Connector: Download available at the Microsoft Download Center .

Exchange versions out of mainstream support without EHSA or CSA: No workaround or update available.

Exchange Update tool: The Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool only works on server-side calendars. These are local calendars that a user might have that can only be updated by the Outlook Time Zone Data Update tool. For more information about the Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool, see Knowledge Base article 941018.

The Exchange Time Zone Data Update tool will allow IT administrators to update Resource Calendars. For more information see the "Update conference rooms and resource mailboxes" section of Knowledge Base article 941018.
Windows SharePoint ServicesWindows SharePoint Services 3.0: See Knowledge Base article 934525.

Windows SharePoint Services 2.0: For more information, see KB articles 941412.For further information on how to manually update your timezone settings, refer to Knowledge Base article 933853.
SQL Server Notification ServicesSQL Server 2005 Notification Services and SQL Server 2000 Notification Services: Update is currently available. See KB article 931815.
GrooveOffice Groove 2007, Groove Virtual Office 3.0, and Groove Virtual Office 3.1: For instructions to correct daylight saving time 2007 issues, see KB article 932607.
Office Live Meeting

Live Meeting 2005: See Knowledge Base article 939107 for DST changes that you must make in Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2005 for the year 2007.

Commerce ServerCommerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2002: See Knowledge Base article 932395.
Microsoft BizTalk ServerMicrosoft BizTalk Server (all versions) are not affected by DST 2007 changes. However, for more information on fixes for pre-existing issues related to daylight savings time, see KB article 931960 for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 or KB article 931961 for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006. Although related to BizTalk Server’s handling of DST, these issues are not specific to DST 2007.
Microsoft Dynamics CRMMicrosoft CRM 3.0: For more information about how to update CRM for daylight saving time, both the Dynamics CRM 3.0 Server and Dynamics CRM 3.0 client for Outlook, see Knowledge Base article 937667. This is a cumulative update, which means it includes the updates referenced in both KB 925874 and KB 929802.
Pro-ClarityAnalytics Server does not require any updates. However, the operating system on the computer that is running Pro-Clarity should be updated as referenced on the Supporting the DST changes on Windows operating systems page.
Visual SourceSafeVisual SourceSafe 2005 and 6.0d: See KB article 931804.
Windows MobileWindows Mobile: See KB article 941898 for information about how to update your Windows Mobile device. It contains links for updates specific to New Zealand and Western Australia.
EntourageEntourage 2004: See Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.7 Update.
Visual Studio (all versions)See the Visual Studio and daylight saving time change page.
Visual Studio 2002
Visual Studio .NET 2002
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2002 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable problem
Visual Studio 2002 SP1
Visual Studio .Net SP1
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2002 Service Pack 1 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable problem
Visual C++ .NET 2003
Visual Studio 2003
Visual Studio .NET 2003
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2003 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable problem
Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1
Visual Studio 2003 SP1
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable problem
Visual C++ 2005
VC++ Express 2005
Visual Studio 2005
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2005 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable
VC++ Redist package 2005 SP1
VC++ Express 2005 SP1
Visual C++ 2005 SP1
Visual Studio 2005 SP 1
Fix available at: FIX: Visual C++ .NET 2005 SP1 C runtime daylight saving time 2007 update for the TZ environment variable
Visual C++ Runtime Library
Fix available at: FIX: Windows-based applications that use the TZ environment variable may not work as expected because of changes to DST
Windows Services For Unix (SFU) 3.0
Windows Services For Unix (SFU) 3.5
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) in Windows Server 2003 R2
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA) in Windows Vista
See Knowledge Base articles 942894 and 942878.

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Third-party daylight saving time support information

The following links may provide additional information on third-party software that works with Microsoft software as it pertains to the effect of the change in daylight saving time for 2007. Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.

  • Dell:
  • http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=29DBF04A96A300D9E040A68F5B2851A3&c=us&l=en&s=gen
  • Symantec:
  • http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-gate.nsf/0/18626d09a6291c95ca25726d0051ea4f?OpenDocument
  • Cisco:
  • http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk362/technologies_tech_note09186a00807ca437.shtml
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • http://h10072.www1.hp.com/dst/index.htm
  • IBM:
  • http://www.ibm.com/support/alerts/us/en/daylightsavingstimealert.html
  • BlackBerry:
  • http://www.blackberry.com/select/dst2007/index.shtml
  • Sun:
  • http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Intl/USDST/
  • Apple:
  • http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056
  • Palm:
  • http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/dst.html
  • Novell:
  • http://www.novell.com/info/daylight_saving.html

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    Additional resources

    Windows operating systems

    • August 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems (942763)
    • How to configure daylight saving time for the United States in 2007 (914387)
    • Support Webcast: Deploying Microsoft Windows 2000 updates for daylight saving time changes for worldwide use (930688)

    Other Microsoft products

    • How to address daylight saving time by using the Exchange Calendar Update Tool (941018)
    • Appointments appear off by one hour when you use Collaboration Data Objects to obtain calendar information from Exchange Server 2003 (924580)
    • Addressing daylight saving time using the Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool (931667)
    • FIX: U.S. daylight saving time changes in 2007 do not occur on the correct day on Windows CE 5.0-based devices (921095)
    • How to configure time zone information in Windows SharePoint Services by modifying the Timezone.xml file (888253)
    • 2007 time zone update for SQL Server 2005 Notification Services and for SQL Server 2000 Notification Services (931815)
    • How to prepare SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000 for changes to daylight saving time in 2007 (931975)

    Other

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    List of material revisions to this article

    (After January 15, 2007)

    January 18, 2007Windows SharePoint Services patch release date on Microsoft Update change from January 23, 2007 to January 29, 2007.
    January 24, 2007BizTalk Server added to affected product list.
    January 29, 2007Exchange Server 2003 SP1 update is available (February).
    January 30, 2007SQL Server 2005 Notification Services and SQL Server 2000 Notification Services added to affected products.
    January 31, 2007Office Live Meeting added to affected product list.
    January 31, 2007Visual SourceSafe added to affected product list.
    January 31, 2007Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook released.
    February 2, 2007BizTalk Server entries removed after determination product not directly affected by DST 2007 issues.
    February 6, 2007Add Windows Embedded, Legacy PC, Visual Studio info.
    February 8, 2007Add Windows and SQL Server info.
    August 4, 2007Add August 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

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