Thank you very much for your interest in the Microsoft Daylight Savings Time Updates
for 2007. The U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, passed by the U.S. Congress July, 2005, extended Daylight Saving Time (DST)
in the U.S. by approximately four weeks. As a result, beginning in 2007, DST will start three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007, and
end one week later on November 4, 2007, resulting in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed. These four
weeks are referred to as the "extended DST period".
Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four week period. This depends on where you live and which time zone you have selected. To see the time zone settings on your computer, follow these directions.
When your time zone settings are incorrect your clock may be off by one hour, and certain applications running on your Windows based computer may not display the correct time. To address this, Microsoft is providing many free updates and tools that will update your system automatically.
While the change in daylight saving time applies to U.S. and Canada, the change may impact customers based outside North America. Companies or organizations with operations, customers or vendors based in North America may be affected. In addition customers who interact or integrate with systems that are based in North America or rely on date/time calculations may be impacted.
Please note that Mexico will not be following the new DST 2007 rules with the U.S. and Canada. Accordingly such systems configured to use U.S. time zones (for example, Pacific Time) will need to change their system configurations to use the new Mexico time zones.
This page attempts to provide the most common updates and instructions necessary for your computer. In all cases, you should feel free to contact us in order to obtain detailed instructions or to have a qualified network technician perform the work for you.
Microsoft products affected by 2007 DST changes
Several Microsoft products are affected by DST. Updates and tools to address the
DST change are being developed and tested for these products. Some of them are currently
available, with the remainder scheduled to be released through early March 2007.
For many of the Microsoft products affected by the 2007 daylight saving time change,
the most recent versions will not require an update; however, earlier versions will.
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Microsoft products affected by the DST legislation |
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Microsoft Office Outlook
- Microsoft Office Live Meeting
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services
- Microsoft Entourage
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Click on the appropriate item to download updates for your computer. When the dialog box appears, click on the Open or Run button and follow the on-screen instructions to install the update.
Windows XP
Windows 2000
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The update for Microsoft Windows 2000 requires a change to the registry of your computer. Incorrect editing of the registry can render your computer unusable. Please contact us for detailed instructions.
Outlook (all versions)
Outlook
NOTE #1: You must install your Microsoft Windows update PRIOR to running this update
NOTE #2: If you company uses Microsoft Exchange, you MUST work with your Network Administrator BEFORE running this update.
Microsoft Exchange
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Microsoft
Exchange 2003 with Service Pack 2 (Part #1 - Run on Server)
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Microsoft Exchange 2003 with
Service Pack 2 (Part #2 - Run on Administrative Workstation)
NOTE #1: It is our recommendation to have qualified personnel install this update.
NOTE #2: If you are running Exchange 2003 with Service Pack 1 (or no Service Pack), this update will NOT work for you.
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Microsoft Exchange 2000 is in Extended Support mode only. If you have this type of support agreement, please contact us for assistance.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Most shipping versions of Windows Vista already have the DST changes built in. If you have installed the public Betas or Release Candidates, please contact us to ensure your software is update to date.
Other Microsoft Products
If you own a version of a product not show in the above list, but displayed in the list of Microsoft Products affected, please contact us so we can determine which steps to take to ensure your continued operation.