As you are probably aware of by now, the daylight savings time rules are changing this year. Instead of happening the first Sunday of April and ending the last Sunday in October, it is now going to start the second Sunday of March (March 11 this year) and ending the first Sunday in November (November 4 this year). Only the most recent operating systems have the new change built-in, so there are patches required. Microsoft has official patches for XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1. Anything below that (Windows XP SP1, Windows 2000, Windows 98, ME) have to patched manually. If you have a Windows XP SP2 computer at home, just download the update and install it. If you look after older computers, then here are some resources that you might find useful:
- Microsoft – Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center
- IntelliAdmin – Unofficial Windows 2000 Daylight Saving Time Patch
- IntelliAdmin – Windows 98, ME DST Patch
- TechRepublic – Patch Microsoft Windows and Windows Servers for Daylight Savings Time now