2007 Daylight Saving Time Changes
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Updated March 5, 2007
How to ensure you are up to date
A. When does Daylight Saving Time take effect?
In August of 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was approved. As part of this new law, Daylight Savings Time (DST) was extended by approximately four weeks and will also begin three weeks earlier. A breakdown of these changes is as follow:
Previously DST started: 1st Sunday of April (04/01/07)
Now DST will start: 2nd Sunday of March (03/11/07)
Previously DST ended: Last Sunday of October (10/28/07)
Now DST will end: 1st Sunday of November (11/04/07) |
Because of this change, specific updates will need to be applied to electronic devices to ensure they are in compliance with the Daylight Savings Time changes.
B. What computer devices does the new DST change affect?
C. How do I determine if a DST update is required?
- Updating a Windows Vista operating system:
No updates are required for modifying the DST settings.
- Updating a Windows XP/2000 operating system:
The College has distributed an automated patch update to all college owned computers running Windows XP. Your College owned Windows XP computer would need to be physically attached to the college network at least once after February 20, 2007 in order to receive the automated DST update.
You can detect which version of Windows XP or 200 operating system you are using by:
- Click on START button on the bottom left corner of your screen.
- Do a left click on RUN.
- Type "winver" (with no quotes).
- Click on the OK button.
- The Windows Operating System version information is displayed.
- Click on the OK button to close the information screen.
Microsoft has released an official update for Windows XP. The update is available via Microsoft Update and should be applied automatically to all machines running Windows XP. You can install the DST update for non-college owned computers running Windows XP by:
- Closing all other of your applications and documents.
- Opening your Internet Explorer browser.
- Clicking on the TOOLS button at the top of the screen.
- Clicking on Windows Updates.
- Accepting the default Windows settings and download and install the updates from Microsoft.
- You may need to reboot your computers after the updates have completed their installation process.
Microsoft has released a manual update for Windows 2000 (Windows Time Zone Edit Tool). The update is available via the Technology Services Department web site at: http://www.lfcc.edu/tsweb/download.html. All Windows 2000 computers will need to be manually updated with the DST patch. On-campus computers will be updated by the Technology Services department. If you need to install the DST patch, click on Installing DST Patch for Windows 2000 for a step-by-step list of directions. If you need assistance click on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Savings Time issues.
- Updating a Mac OS 10.4 or Mac OS 10.3 operating system:
The Technology Services Department will manually update all college owned MAC workstations with the appropriate DST patch prior to March 11, 2007.
Apple has released an official update patch for their Mac OS 10.4 and the Mac OS 10.3 operating systems. To download and install the appropriate update, perform the following:
- Determine if you have the Mac OS 10.4 or the Mac OS 10.3 version of the operating system by clicking on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the window and then selecting About This Mac.
- Close the dialog box.
- Again, click the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen.
- Select Software Update
The software update will begin running. Please follow the on screen instructions to download and install all Macintosh updates. If you need assistance with installing this patch on a college owned computer, please click on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Savings Time issues.
- Uptdating a Mac OS 10.2 operating system:
The Technology Services Department will manually all college owned MAC workstations with the appropriate DST patch prior to March 11, 2007.
Apple has not released an official update patch for their Mac OS 10.2 systems. However, a third part developer has released a DST patch specifically for machines running Mac OS 10.2
To download and install the update, perform the following:
- Determine if you have the Mac OS 10.2 version of operating system by clicking on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the window and then selecting About This Mac.
- Close the dialog box.
- Go to the following third party vendor website to download and install the appropriate DST software patch: http://software.brown.edu/dist/m-dstjaguar.html
If you need assistance with installing this patch on a college owned computer, please click on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Saving Time issues?
- Updating a Windows Mobile operating system:
You may visit Microsoft’s Mobile OS web site to determine if you are currently using a Windows Mobile device. If you have a college owned Windows Mobile device and need assistance click on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Saving Time issues?
Note: If you use Microsoft Outlook on your Windows Mobile device, you may also be required to install the Outlook Time Zone Update Tool.
- Updating a Windows CE operating system:
If you have a college owned Windows CE device and need assistance you can click on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Saving Time issues?
Microsoft has not released an official automated DST update patch for their Windows CE operating systems. However, Microsoft has released a set of instructions for manually installing a DST update patch. The Microsoft instructions for manually installing their DST patch for Windows CE enabled devices can be found at: www.microsoft.com.
- Updating a Palm OS device:
Palm has released an official update patch for their Palm OS devices. This particular update will need to be run on each device manually. If you own a college owned Palm OS enabled device please contact Technology Services Department by clicking on: who do I contact in regard to Daylight Saving Time issues?
You may download the Daylight Savings Time update from Palm’s web site and follow the instructions provided to apply it to your Palm OS device. You will need to download the update file to your computer, synch your Palm to move the file to it, then go to Applications and launch the file. In some cases, the file is being loaded into the Utilities category instead of the Applications category, so you may need to look there for the file.
Note: If you experience calendar issues with your Palm device after the Daylight Savings changes take effect, see the troubleshooting instructions at the Palm web site.
D. How will DST affect my Microsoft Outlook e-mail?
The LFCC email server has been updated to reflect the Daylight Savings Time changes. However, some users may still find that their Microsoft Outlook calendar appointments have been moved forward or backward (depending on the time of year) by one hour. You should review all of your recurring Outlook Calendar appointments and modify them so that the actual time of the event is shown in the event description. If you experience a one hour difference in the calendar appointments starting March 11, 2007 the DST patch will need to be applied to your computer. Please contact who do I contact in regard to Daylight Savings Time issues?
E. Who do I contact in regard to Daylight Saving Time issues?
Chris Grabenstein
(540) 868-7246
cgrabenstein@lfcc.edu
Jennifer Clark
(540) 351-1545
jclark3@lfcc.edu
Doug Shrier
(540) 868-7199
dshrier@lfcc.edu
