Seems like this could be made easier by mailing the .reg file (or throwing it in a webspace someplace) with the correct key and value already set.
On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Don deJuan <donjuans...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 02/21/2012 03:58 PM, Doug wrote: > >> On 2/21/2012 1:00 AM, Don deJuan wrote: >> >>> On 02/20/2012 09:51 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: >>> >>>> Hendrik Boom wrote: >>>> >>>>> I run my machine on UCT, or something like it (timezone +0). Every time >>>>> >>>> >>>> It's UTC. Having the hardare clock in UTC is normal and standard. >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Coordinated_Universal_Time<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time> >>>> >>>> I boot to Windows XP (which I need to do once in a blue moon) Windows >>>>> takes it on itself to set my clock as if the UCT time were actually >>>>> local >>>>> time. I have no idea where it gets its idea of what the current time >>>>> is. >>>>> >>>> >>>> The basic problem is that Windows keeps the hardware clock in >>>> localtime but modern systems keep the hardware clock in UTC. They are >>>> fundamentally incompatible. >>>> >>>> You can configure Debian's /etc/default/rcS to keep the hardware clock >>>> in local time too. (With UTC=no) But if you only dual boot very >>>> rarely then I wouldn't do it. I would simply live with Windows having >>>> messed up time. It should be fine when you boot Debian. >>>> >>>> It is fine when you boot Debian, right? If not then install 'ntp' and >>>> it will be fine. >>>> >>>> What I'd like to know is, how can I keep Windows from messing with my >>>>> clock. I'd really like it to just leave it alone. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Windows is just /displaying/ the clock as localtime, not setting the >>>> clock, right? That is what I see when I dual boot a machine. >>>> >>>> By the way... The date on your email is UTC. Is that also your local >>>> time zone too? >>>> >>>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:55:14 +0000 (UTC) >>>>> >>>> >>>> Bob >>>> >>> >>> In windows open regedit go to: >>> HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\**Control\TimeZoneInformation >>> add a DWORD with name of "RealTimeIsUniversal" exactly as its entered >>> there and set the value to 1. Now you can have windows time play nice >>> with any linux distro, no matter if you use localtime or UTC. >>> >>> >>> I'm confused. In another post of a few minutes ago, I asked about this >> dword (DWORD?) business. >> Could you please post the entire string correctly, with whatever dword >> or DWORD is supposed to be and 000001 or 1 or whatever >> that's supposed to be. >> >> Thank you. --doug >> >> --doug >> >> >> > For me and from my understanding the "windows" way to solve this is. > 1.open regedit > 2. go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\**CurrentControlSet\Control\** > TimeZoneInformation\ > 3. Add in "RealTimeIsUniversal" > 4. Give it a hex value of "1" -- this is the 'DWORD' > 5. save > 6. shutdown windows > 7. profit ;) > > Does this make sense now? If it does not a simple google of regedit > windows time linux gives lots of tutorials as a result. But giving it the > value in regedit makes it so no matter when you log in/boot Windows, it > will no longer mess with the time settings and any Linux OS can now run as > UTC or localtime with Windows no longer making changes to the time that > effect Linux. > > HTH > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > debian-user-REQUEST@lists.**debian.org<debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org>with > a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/**4f443175.7020...@gmail.com<http://lists.debian.org/4f443175.7020...@gmail.com> > >
