Software for Non-XP Users..(Okayed by Dien)

Hi Michael,

Thanks for ASKing.

Below Assumes that Your area follows Daylight Saving Time.
(of which, You already stated that You don't.)

With the NEW Daylight Saving Time changes for 2007,
Unless the settings are changed within the PC,
in March, You will have to manually set the clock to
one hour ahead.

Since the PC will have already be an hour ahead,
Your PC is currently set to change in April, hence,
You will have to change it back one hour when
April's "One Hour Ahead" change is executed on Your PC.
(That's automatic.)

(That's 2 changes.)

Come October, Your PC is set to go back 1 hour automatically.
Now, You'll have to set it Ahead one hour to keep Your PC Clock where
it needs to be.
November rolls around, Your PC will need to go back one hour.
Since Your PC has ALREADY Changed back in October and had to be reset,
It will need to be set back one hour manually to keep in step with the
NEW DST Law.

(Confusing, eh?)

That answers the "WHY 4 Times" part of Your Q.

Re: Your Q, "What's with 2012"
The NEW DST Law is good until 2012.
Since it's taken over 60 Years to change it to the NEW Settings,
chances are, it won't change again for quite a while.
IF the NEW DST Law gets changed back to the OLD Law, then the
PC will need to roll back the changes to the ORIGINAL Settings.

With DST-Update, You will be able to do that.
Else, Your PC will be good to go for as LONG as the NEW DST Law remains in place.

Solutions to problems are Good money makers.
Though I am reminded of Gary H's thoughs on this...
sell solutions to problems people are Already concerned/worried about.

Good comment and Here is what may (or May Not be) a benefit.
There are some people out there that can barely even start and shut down their PC's
probably, don't even know where the "Start" Button is, etc...
(You get the Point...)
Well, having to change the clock 4 times a year could ALSO be a bit of a challenge.
No Install needed for this program...
Just Download, double click the icon, run the program, it's "Set it and Forget it."

Are people Actually worried about this? Will they be?
Is there a Big enough market of Lazy people, or people who do not Know how to change their own clock?

Another GOOD group of Q's.
IF people are made aware of it, they May Be interested.
Will they be Automatically?
Come March, it WILL Become an issue when people notice that their clocks are not correct.
Out of the hundreds of Millions of PCs worldwide that follow the DST Changes,
Out of Those people that DON'T want to have to change the clocks, and REALIZE how much they'll
have to PAY Microsoft for support, Yes, there IS a market.

When does Daylight Saving normally start and begin anyway? What's with 2012?"

Here is the schedule :
March 11 - Nov. 4
March 9 - Nov. 2
March 8 - Nov. 1
March 14 - Nov. 7
March 13 - Nov. 6
The OLD Settings would have "April" and "October"
but don't know off hand what EXACT Day of each year that it WOULD have been.
If that's important to You, I'll figure it out... Please let Me know.

Hope that this Answers Your Q's and Helps.

Christopher

Originally Posted by MichaelRoss

Pete & Christopher,

Thanks for creating something.

So my Win95 used to do this. My Win98SE does this - if I allow it, which I don't because my backward state doesn't have Daylight Savings (the Idiotic reasons would blow your mind - see some below).

What am I missing? Why do you change times 4 times a year? Uh? Please explain.

If I know how to change the clock... I can turn Off the Auto-Update and just do it manually, right? (I know, I know, lazy people.)

Solutions to problems are Good money makers. Though I am reminded of Gary H's thoughs on this... sell solutions to problems people are Already concerned/worried about.

Are people Actually worried about this? Will they be? Is there a Big enough market of Lazy people, or people who do not Know how to change their own clock? When does Daylight Saving normally start and begin anyway? What's with 2012?

Michael Ross - from a land/state where apparently daylight saving causes cows to stop milking, chickens to stop laying, cats to get depressed, curtains to fade and an increase in skin cancer, all because of an Extra Hour of sun. Go figure.