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Daylight Savings Time: Vendor Updates and Patches

Daylight Savings Time: Vendor Updates and Patches

Beginning in 2007, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will be extended in the United States. DST will start on March 11, 2007, which is three weeks earlier than usual, and it will end on November 4, 2007, which is one week later than usual. This results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than in previous years. Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four-week period. In particular, you must make sure that both your computer operating system and your calendar programs are updated.

Daylight Savings Time Updates for Windows Operating System

Enter the Microsoft Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center as a "Home User" at the following site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst
Daylight Savings Time Updates for Apple Macintosh Operating Systems

Software Updates are available from Apple and more information can be found at the following site:

  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056
Daylight Savings Time Updates for Oracle Calendar

Updates for the Oracle Calendar software were implemented last month. See:

  http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/documents/4/4764/

for additional information.

Daylight Savings Time Updates for Handheld Devices (cell phones, PDAs, etc.)

If the device uses Windows Mobile, Windows CE, or Windows Embedded, enter the Microsoft Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center as a "Handheld Device User" at the following site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

If the device is a Palm, go to the following site:

  http://www.palm.com/us/support/downloads/dst.html
Manually Perform Daylight Savings Time Updates
  • Move the time forward 1 hour on 11 March 2007, and then back 1 hour on 1 April 2007
  • Move the time forward 1 hour on 28 October 2007, and then back 1 hour on 4 November 2007

Please contact the OIT Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns.

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