DST Part II Coming this Weekend -- Are you Patched?
If you haven't yet patched for the second round of DST problems, you'd better get 'er done before this Sunday when we "fall back".
Remember that all of Microsoft's information can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst
From the SBSBlog, here's a good way to find out if your Windows systems have been patched...
How to check the timezone setting using "w32tm /tz":The output will look like this for the Central timezone on a patched machine:
Time zone: Current:TIME_ZONE_ID_DAYLIGHT Bias: 360min (UTC=LocalTime+Bias)
[Standard Name:"Central Standard Time" Bias:0min Date:(M:11 D:1 DoW:0)]
[Daylight Name:"Central Daylight Time" Bias:-60min Date:(M:3 D:2 DoW:0)]What you want to look for is M:11, this translates to “Month 11: November” for
start of Standard Time. (M:3 which is “Month 3: March” for start of Daylight
Standard Time.)An unpatched machine will show the following:
Time zone: Current:TIME_ZONE_ID_STANDARD Bias: 360min (UTC=LocalTime+Bias)
[Standard Name:"Central Standard Time" Bias:0min Date:(M:10 D:5 DoW:0)]
[Daylight Name:"Central Daylight Time" Bias:-60min Date:(M:4 D:1 DoW:0)]A patched machine that does not have "Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving
changes" set will show:
Time zone: Current:TIME_ZONE_ID_DAYLIGHT Bias: 360min (UTC=LocalTime+Bias)
[Standard Name:"Central Standard Time" Bias:0min Date:(M:11 D:1 DoW:0)]
[Daylight Name:"Central Standard Time" Bias:0min Date:(M:11 D:1 DoW:0)]
This info compliments of:
http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2007/10/25/final-dst-reminder.aspx
Email This!
Digg it!
Sphere it!
Del.icio.us
Reddit!
Newsvine