# Anybody else just giving up on trying to reset their computer for DST? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 17, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347 "2007-03-17T16:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/1 "2007-03-17T16:28:47Z")
I’m now just waiting for another two weeks, in hopes that the computer will automatically show the right time then. At least maybe it will. My attempts to use Microsoft’s automatic update and patches and other “easy” fixes for the DST change haven’t resulted in my computer recognizing DST yet, and I fear that now it may never recognize DST ever again. Silly me, I thought I could just reset the clock. But nooooooooooooooooooo, it just resets itself back. I’m thinking of buying a new computer. It certainly seems easier (and more fun) than trying to debug this old dinosaur, as I continue to fail to get it to run efficiently. (Yes, yes, I’ve defragged, and run spybot and adaware and programs to analyze your system and see where it’s hanging up, but to no avail). ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/2 "2007-03-17T16:43:30Z")
Just reset it to the timezone that is an hour ahead of you ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/3 "2007-03-17T16:47:38Z")
Is it networked and getting the time from you’re server? It’s getting the time from somewhere, The Daylight Savings Time feature only changes the time the first time you start the computer after the time change, it doesn’t keep changing things. You have a time syncronization occuring with something that didn’t update. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/4 "2007-03-17T16:51:39Z")
[QUOTE=Qwisp] Just reset it to the timezone that is an hour ahead of you [/QUOTE] Yeah, I’ll do that if it doesn’t reset in two weeks. But this was more of a lament about not getting it to run _correctly_. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/5 "2007-03-17T16:54:10Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] Is it networked and getting the time from you’re server? It’s getting the time from somewhere, The Daylight Savings Time feature only changes the time the first time you start the computer after the time change, it doesn’t keep changing things. You have a time syncronization occuring with something that didn’t update. [/QUOTE] Not networked. It is networked to a brain-dead old Pentium II that never has the right time, and even that one’s incorrect time changes all the time. I’ve no idea who/what is telling this one the time, besides me. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/6 "2007-03-17T16:58:27Z")
After watching a coworker bluescreen his PC trying to get his cell phone patched for DST, I gave up trying to get my phone right. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/7 "2007-03-17T17:02:13Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] After watching a coworker bluescreen his PC trying to get his cell phone patched for DST, I gave up trying to get my phone right. Does that count? [/QUOTE] Sure. Join the club! ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/8 "2007-03-17T17:07:00Z")
Go to Microsoft KB article 914387 , there you can create a simple registry patch which should solve your problem. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/9 "2007-03-17T17:11:48Z")
My Mac updated the clock automatically. ---
**Author:** ![lilflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@lilflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilflower)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/10 "2007-03-17T17:28:32Z")
I’ve given up. Just waiting until April 1 . . . Of couse, we will have to through this again in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/11 "2007-03-17T18:09:51Z")
What is this DST you non-Arizonans speak of? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/12 "2007-03-17T18:20:30Z")
[QUOTE=Qwisp] Go to Microsoft KB article 914387 , there you can create a simple registry patch which should solve your problem. [/QUOTE] Been there, tried that. It just puts my machine into an endless loop where nothing is done. Well, _that_ just failed again, when I tried it for the 4th time. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/13 "2007-03-17T18:33:24Z")
Huh. My computer turned its clock back an hour the first time I reset it manually. Now it’s holding the correct time ok. (I’m not even trying the Microsoft methods, for a couple of fairly bone-headed reasons.) Of course, I’ll have to change it AGAIN on April 1, when it automatically changes. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/14 "2007-03-17T19:00:24Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] Been there, tried that. It just puts my machine into an endless loop where nothing is done. Well, _that_ just failed again, when I tried it for the 4th time. [/QUOTE] Are the patches you’ve tried the ones mentioned in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8343410#post8343410)? If so, I have no better suggestions; if not, you might try them. XP was supposed to have gotten an automatic fix, (Deb’s 'puter changed to the correct time with no involvement by anyone in our house). I’m still on 2000 and the patch I grabbed worked with no trouble. Beginning on the first page, there appear to be different instructions/downloads for versions older than 2000, although I did not follow up on them. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/15 "2007-03-17T19:21:04Z")
[QUOTE=tomndebb] Are the patches you’ve tried the ones mentioned in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8343410#post8343410)? [/QUOTE] Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/16 "2007-03-17T19:50:44Z")
What the heck OS are you guys using? Mine changed automatically. Besides even if it didn’t; all I would have to do is double click the time display in the lower right hand corner and change it. It takes all of five seconds to do. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/17 "2007-03-17T19:53:21Z")
[QUOTE=SHAKES] What the heck OS are you guys using? Mine changed automatically. Besides even if it didn’t; all I would have to do is double click the time display in the lower right hand corner and change it. It takes all of five seconds to do. 😕 [/QUOTE] As noted above, Microsoft’s patches for XP don’t work, and the system resets itself back after being reset by me. Thanks for your input. ---
**Author:** ![toadbriar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@toadbriar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadbriar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/18 "2007-03-17T20:27:55Z")
Thank you **QtM**. I feel better about mine, now. Now it’ll just be a mess in a couple weeks when I am looking at my clock and assuming the actual time is an hour later…but it won’t be. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/19 "2007-03-17T20:39:29Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] As noted above, Microsoft’s patches for XP don’t work, and the system resets itself back after being reset by me. Thanks for your input. [/QUOTE] **Qadgop** , I’m sorry if I came across as a smart-ass. That wasn’t my intent. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347/20 "2007-03-17T21:17:12Z")
**Qadgop** , just a thought, but do you have your machine set to use a timeserver outside the USA? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-just-giving-up-on-trying-to-reset-their-computer-for-dst/396347.md?page=2)