On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 02:11:38PM -0600, Owen Heisler wrote: > On 11/29/06, Ken Irving <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On Wed, Nov 29, 2006 at 01:51:21PM -0600, Owen Heisler wrote: > >> With the regular GUIs in Windows (XP), I don't think it is possible to > >> use BIOS UTC time... but maybe (probably) there is some very well > >> hidden, badly named registry key that magically makes Windows read UTC > >> time from the BIOS. If someone knows what it is, I'd be interested. > > > >Someone else pointed this out, maybe in another thread, and after > >some googling it appears to be RealTimeIsUniversal. Someone found this > >registry string by using the strings utility on an XP (or something) > >image, and it's not documented. <cynical>Typical</cynical>. This seems > >to have been included pretty far back in the Windows bloodline, maybe > >to accomodate AIX (an old MS *nix variant?) or something, but while it > >apparently remains, it is not well or properly supported. > > > >This page discusses the issue: > > > > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/mswish/ut-rtc.html > > > >Sounds promising, but it doesn't actually work. > > You tried it, eh? Or did I miss that on that page...
No, I eventually found a response from an MS developer who seemed to have a plausible explanation of where it came from and how it works. Apparently applications can choose to ignore it, and some/many do. I couldn't find that post just now, but it's "out there". -- Ken Irving, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
