Windows 98 Time Zone Update

[Guest Patrick]

Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

 

 

The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy

savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the

starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an

update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

 

For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the

necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users

to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for

Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for

Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings

and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

 

One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98

(available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have

verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to

Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date

appropriately on the correct dates.

 

If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this

onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not

tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as

well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

 

The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from

http://www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used

to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98

registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and

supplies the updated settings.

 

INSTALLATION

 

Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98

Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then

"right click" on it and select "merge".

 

Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" -->

"Date/Time"

 

Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not

your own and save it.

 

Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make

sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your

region requires, then save it.

 

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Patrick M. Duffy

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

[Guest 98 Guy]

Re: Windows 98 Time Zone Update

 

Google Grouper Patrick wrote:

> Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

 

So tell us something we don't already know.

 

Might be nice if you actually poked your head in here and looked

around before posting 1-year old common knowledge.

[Guest PCR]

Re: Windows 98 Time Zone Update

 

We all did that on/before the 2nd Sunday in March!

 

 

--

Thanks or Good Luck,

There may be humor in this post, and,

Naturally, you will not sue,

Should things get worse after this,

PCR

pcrrcp@netzero.net

"Patrick" <pmdteam@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:1194673737.771802.270860@v29g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

| Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

|

|

| The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy

| savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the

| starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an

| update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

|

| For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the

| necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users

| to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for

| Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for

| Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings

| and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

|

| One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98

| (available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have

| verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to

| Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date

| appropriately on the correct dates.

|

| If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this

| onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not

| tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as

| well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

|

| The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from

| http://www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used

| to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98

| registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and

| supplies the updated settings.

|

| INSTALLATION

|

| Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98

| Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then

| "right click" on it and select "merge".

|

| Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" -->

| "Date/Time"

|

| Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not

| your own and save it.

|

| Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make

| sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your

| region requires, then save it.

|

| ---------------------

| Patrick M. Duffy

| Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

|

[Guest Paradoxdb3]

RE: Windows 98 Time Zone Update

 

Interesting. I don't keep up with time zone changes as I don't use standard

24 hour days. I have my own time system which allows for shorter work weeks,

but longer days. The plus side is, I get 72 hour weekends EVERY WEEK! My

bosses are currently trying to meet with me to find out why I'm working such

wierd shifts, but we can't seem to agree on a time to meet! Oh, and before I

forget...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

 

But seriously, I live in a place where time zones are not an issue.

 

"Patrick" wrote:

> Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

>

>

> The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy

> savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the

> starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an

> update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

>

> For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the

> necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users

> to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for

> Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for

> Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings

> and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

>

> One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98

> (available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have

> verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to

> Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date

> appropriately on the correct dates.

>

> If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this

> onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not

> tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as

> well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

>

> The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from

> http://www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used

> to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98

> registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and

> supplies the updated settings.

>

> INSTALLATION

>

> Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98

> Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then

> "right click" on it and select "merge".

>

> Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" -->

> "Date/Time"

>

> Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not

> your own and save it.

>

> Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make

> sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your

> region requires, then save it.

>

> ---------------------

> Patrick M. Duffy

> Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

>

>

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Windows 98 Time Zone Update

 

There's also the Grystmill Unofficial Time Zones Update:

http://www.grystmill.com/articles/tz_update.htm

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://www.grystmill.com

 

"Patrick" <pmdteam@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Time Zone update for Windows 98 Operating System

>

>

> The USA and Canada and other countries have decided for energy

> savings, greenhouse gas reduction or other reasons to change the

> starting and ending dates for Daylight Savings time. This requires an

> update to the time settings for all versions of Microsoft Windows.

>

> For Windows NT, 2000, or XT microsoft provides Windows Updates for the

> necessary changes. However since Microsoft is trying to migrate users

> to Windows Vista and XP they did not provide an easy update for

> Windows 98 so I made one from the information they provided for

> Windows XT, modified it for the proper Windows 98 registry settings

> and tested it on several computers running Windows 98.

>

> One can use the time zone editor "tzedit.exe" for Windows 98

> (available from Microsoft) to check the settings as I did. I have

> verified during the 2007 changes from Mountain Standard Time to

> Mountain Daylight Time that the computers changed the date

> appropriately on the correct dates.

>

> If you have a friend that is still using Windows 98 please pass this

> onto them even if they live in another part of the world. I have not

> tested it with Windows 95 but I believe it is compatible with it as

> well with perhaps a minor change to the Regedit header in the file.

>

> The registration editor file "timezonenew.reg" downloadable from

> http://www.besteam.ca/info/timezonenew.reg contains the same information used

> to patch Windows XT but has been modified for the proper Windows 98

> registry settings. This editor file purges the old settings and

> supplies the updated settings.

>

> INSTALLATION

>

> Step1: The timezonenew.reg file should me merged into the Windows 98

> Registry. Opening it will usually do it. Otherwise download it then

> "right click" on it and select "merge".

>

> Step 2: Go to "Start Menu" --> "Settings" --> "Control Panel" -->

> "Date/Time"

>

> Step 3: On the "Date/Time Properties" window select a time zone not

> your own and save it.

>

> Step 4: Repeat this last process but select your own time zone, make

> sure Daylight Savings Time is properly selected or unselected as your

> region requires, then save it.

>

> ---------------------

> Patrick M. Duffy

> Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

>