Ron, Thanks for the heads up. I had figured that my old radio computer (WIN98SE) was not going to be upgradeable. This was easy and clear...even for old folks!
Bill, W5VX >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dxbase- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Stordahl >Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 3:57 PM >To: Bob Main; DXBase >Subject: Re: [Dxbase] USA Daylight Savings time change this weekend > >What Bob successfully did is described here: What Bob did is well >described here: >http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/systems/daylight/windows.html > >So there are several options.... > >Ron, N5IN > >Bob Main wrote: >> Actually the other operating systems aren't that bad. Microsoft has a >> program that you run on the computer. It bring up the time zone you are >> presently set to. You click on "Edit" and the begin change to Second >Sunday >> in March and ending is changed to First Sunday in November. After you do >> that you close the program and go to the Control Panel double click "Date >> and Time" change to any different time zone, select Apply, then change >back >> to correct Time Zone and you're done. Not really a big deal. I had to >do >> it on 6 NT servers and took about a minute a piece. The best part, no >> reboot was required. >> >> Bob >> KB4CL >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dxbase- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of Ron Stordahl >> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 4:11 PM >> To: Joseph Glockner >> Cc: DXBase Reflector >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] USA Daylight Savings time change this weekend >> >> Joseph Glockner wrote: >> >>> [non-USA subscribers don't have to read this] >>> Daylight Savings Time begins 2 a.m. local time on March 11 this year. >>> Read more about it here: >>> http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html >>> Make sure your PC operating system is up-to-date: >>> http://support.microsoft.com/dst2007 >>> >>> 73 Joe wa6axe >>> >>> >> You can test if your system is updated for this by going to: >> http://www.it.ubc.ca/news/dstchanges2007/sysadmininfo/testdst.html >> >> The Microsoft updates, assuming you are doing them, resolve the DST >> issue for XP SP2, Server2003 and Vista, but earlier OS's are more >> difficult to update. But there is a program that you can run on W2K >> (and a different one for W98/ME) you can read about here: >> >> http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/01/unofficial-windows-2000- >daylight.ht >> ml >> >> They have a patch also for W98/ME. >> >> I have run the updates from Intelliadmin on a W2K machine and a Win98 >> machine and they appear to have worked. After running the updater you >> have to click on the time (lower right hand corner) and go to the time >> zone section and click on OK to get it to take effect. At least that is >> what it seemed to require on Win98. >> >> Do this at your own risk! >> >> Ron N5IN >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> >______________________________________________________________ >Dxbase mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected]
