On Fri, 13 Jul 2001, Rodent of Unusual Size wrote:
> I suspect the two responses that suggested this were missing the point.
> I really think Karl *wants* the change, he just does not want to have to
> hold Windows' hand and approve it.
The DST auto-adjust option in Windows simply tries to guess when DST
starts and ends, and sets the system clock appropriately. This is a
*virtual* machine. The VM's clock comes from the host's clock. Presumably
the host clock is correct, so all Windows is doing is *incorrectly*
adjusting the system clock. Normally, this would only be slightly annoying,
since it would only happen twice a year, and Windows would record the fact
that the change was made. But since the OP is also discarding changes to
his VM after every session, that change is never recorded. By disabling the
option in Windows, everybody should be happy.
> In other words, to have the change happen silently. You know, like on
> Linux. :-)
Linux keeps track of time internally as UTC (Universal Coordinated Time,
also called GMT or Zulu). It also knows about time zones and DST, and
calculates the local different from UTC automatically. It never needs to
adjust the system clock.
Windows assumes the system clock has the correct local time, and the time
zone settings are largely ignored.
Hope this helps,
--
Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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