You can also query the setting using w32tm.exe /tz Thanks,
-Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 8:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Daylight savings query Yeah in hindsight I think I can achieve bon bon status but just putting the stupid key in group policy. Dean Wells wrote: >I don't query the existing setting, I simply set it ... via site linked >policies or script or whatever's your preference --> > >Control.exe TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana > >alternatively: > >RUNDLL32.EXE SHELL32.DLL,Control_RunDLL TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z (GMT-08:00) Pacific >Time (US & Canada); Tijuana > >... where '(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana' is the timezone >being >set. > >The supplied value behind /Z is from the Display value under the registry >key - >'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones' > >You can also use the Std value in those registry keys as well, this is >equivalent >to "(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana": > >Control.exe TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Pacific Standard Time > >-- >Dean Wells >MSEtechnology >* Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://msetechnology.com > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] >>Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:20 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Cc: Send - AD mailing list >>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Daylight savings query >> >>Without walking around to every stupid new desktop every year >>and getting mad at Dell that they aren't picking up the right >>timezones.... >>I want to set at my desktop eating bon bons and scan them and >>see if they've screwed up and the Secretaries will be booking >>appointments in the wrong time zones and the bosses will be >>getting mad >> >>(Bosses get the new computers.. Secretaries get the old ones >>that already have the time zone problem resolved) >> >>Basically I'm asking... what do you guys do in big server >>land to ensure that every stupid Outlook is booking >>appointments in the proper zone? >> >>Dean Wells wrote: >> >> >> >>>It's late so that could well be it ... but I'm afraid I'm >>> >>> >>uncertain as >> >> >>>to what it is you've not already ascertained for yourself? >>> >>>-- >>>Dean Wells >>>MSEtechnology >>>* Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>http://msetechnology.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan >>>>Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] >>>>Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 8:33 PM >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: [ActiveDir] Daylight savings query >>>> >>>>(someone go pick Joe up off the floor after I post this.. >>>> >>>> >>I'm actually >> >> >>>>asking about scripting) >>>> >>>> >>>>Is there a script that can be run to determine what a >>>> >>>> >>computers time >> >> >>>>zone status is? Some WMI status in AD or something? It seems like >>>>everytime I get new computers in the office...the OEM image that we >>>>don't nuke and pake means that they do not grab the "autotmatically >>>>adjust" setting, even though it's checked, so they end up >>>> >>>> >>staying on >> >> >>>>standard time rather than flipping to daylight savings and thus >>>>causing appointments to be off an hour. >>>> >>>>Okay so the setting is under >>>> >>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneIn >>>>formation >>>>But the values under there are not jumping out at me as to >>>> >>>> >>which one >> >> >>>>the machine is broadcasting? >>>> >>>>Is it "Daylight Bias" RegDword ffffffc4" ...as if I flip >>>> >>>> >>the gui on >> >> >>>>and off.. that value goes down to 0.... >>>> >>>>...wonder if I can group policy that reg key value....hmmmmmm >>>> >>>> >>>>How to configure daylight saving time dates for Brazil: >>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=317211 >>>> >>>>"Use a script to delete "DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet" from the >>>>registry. >>>>When deleted 'Automatically adjust clock for daylight >>>> >>>> >>savings changes' >> >> >>>>in Windows will be checked. >>>> >>>>The registry key is: >>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneIn >>>>formation " >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? >>>>http://www.threatcode.com >>>> >>>>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>>>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>>>List archive: >>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>>List archive: >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? >>http://www.threatcode.com >> >>List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >>List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >>List archive: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ >> >> >> >> > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx >List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > -- Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? http://www.threatcode.com List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
