Time’s a wastin’. Did you get the memo?
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 in this article as the extended DST period. Visit MSN Encarta for more general information on DST.
Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that the time zone settings for your computer 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.
Top Issues
Microsoft products affected by 2007 daylight saving time changes
What end users can do to ease the transition
General sequence of update actions and special considerations
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