Ray Campbell, posted this info and it was forwarded to me by someone.  I 
thought it might be of help to members of this list.  Ray is from Chicago 
and is a ham, but I don't know his call sign.
Harvey

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Subject: ***PLEASE READ*** Daylight Savings Time Update
>>
>> Hello:
>>
>> You are receiving this e-mail either because I have your address in my
>> contact book, or, because you have called the Adaptive Technology Help
>> Desk and I have your e-mail address in my database.  I know that what
>> I am about to tell you applies to computer users in the United States,
>> please use as needed in other countries.
>>
>> As you may or may not know, there has been a change in the start and
>> stop dates for Daylight Savings Time in the United States, per Act of
>> congress.  Starting this year, Daylight Savings Time will begin at 2
>> a.m. on the second Sunday in March and end at 2 a.m. on the first
>> Sunday in November.  In 2007, the start date is this Sunday, March 11
>> and the end date is Sunday, November 4.  Microsoft has released an
>> update so that your computer will change the time properly, taking
>> these new dates into account.
>>
>> For your computer at work if you are employed, check with your
>> employer as to how they plan to update the systems at your place of
> employment.
>> For your home computers, if you are running Automatic Updates, an
>> update has been distributed by Microsoft that will make your computer
>> ready for the DST change, and it probably ahs been installed for you,
>> so you should be OK.
>>
>> To check if your computer is up to date, do the following:
>> 1.  Go to
www.microsoft.com.
>> 2.  Press "f" (for JAWS Users) or "c" (for Window-Eyes Users) to get
>> to the first form field on the page which is a search box.  Press
>> enter to turn forms mode on (JAWS) or Browse/MSAA Mode Off
>> (Window-Eyes).  Type the following (without quotes) into the search box
> and press enter:
>> "daylight savings".
>> 3.  When the page loads, search for a link that says "Daylight Savings
>> Time Help and Support" and press enter on it.
>> 4.  You will be placed onto a page with a Daylight Savings Time update
>> guide.  Arrowing down the page you will come to a series of radio
>> buttons.  The one which says "I am a home user" will already be checked.
>> Arrow down past the radio buttons to the next button and press enter
>> on it.
>> 5.  The next page that comes up will have a series of radio buttons
>> for the type of operating system you have NOTE: Windows 98 and Windows
>> Milennium ARE NOT supported anymore by Microsoft so there won't be
>> choices for them.  Press space bar on the radio button above the
>> operating system you have, arrow down to the next button and press
>> enter.
>> 5.  The next page that comes up will have a download button on it.
>> Arrow down to it and press enter.  A dialog box saying "file download"
>> will appear.  Up arrow two times until you hear "run," and press enter.
>> 6.  A program will download, and then you will be asked if you want to
>> run it.  Press "r" to run it, you do not have to press enter.
>> 7.  One of two things will happen.  Either your computer will be
>> updated to reflect the change in Daylight Savings time, or you will
>> get a message indicating that your computer is already up to date.  In
>> either case, you will hear an "ok" button, press enter on it.
>> 8.  You are taken back to the microsoft website to a page with a next
>> button on it.  Arrow down to it and press enter.
>> 9.  If you do not use the calendar feature of Microsoft Outlook, you
>> have one more step.  You are now on a page where you can choose which
>> version of Outlook you are running, or that you don't use Outlook or
>> don't want to update the calendar.  If you don't use Outlook, press
>> space bar to check the radio button above that choice, arrow down to
>> the next button and press enter.  If you don't have any appointments
>> in your Outlook calendar between either March 11 and April 1 or
>> October 28 and November 4, 2007, check the radio button above the
>> choice that says "I do not want to update my calendar," arrow down to
>> the next button and press enter.  If either you don't use outlook or
>> don't want to update the calendar, you are done and your computer is
>> up to date.  You can skip to step 14.
>> 10.  If you use Outlook and you do have appointments in your calendar
>> between March 11 and April 1 or October 28 and November 4, press space
>> bar to check the radio button above the version of Outlook you have.
>> If you are running Outlook XP, check the radio button above "Outlook
> 2002."
>> Arrow down to the next button and press enter.
>> 11.  On the page that displays, look for a link that says to download
>> the calendar update tool and press enter on it.  A file Download
>> Dialog will come up, arrow up twice to "run," and press enter.
>> 12.  You will again be asked if you want to run software, press "r" to
>> do so, you don't have to press enter.
>> 13.  A dialog box will come up asking what you want to update and
>> verifying your time zone.  You can press tab until you hear "ok," and
>> then press enter.
>> 14.  Your calendar will be updated and you will be taken back to the
>> Microsoft web page.  Arrow down to either a "next," or "finish,"
>> button and press enter on it.
>>
>> Your computer is now completely up to date for the Daylight Savings
>> Time change.  Of course, you are welcome to call me here at the
>> Adaptive Technology Help Desk if you need me to walk you through any
>> of this.  I will be here today, Tuesday, March 6 through Thursday,
>> March 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. central time.  Friday, March 9 I
>> will be here from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. central time.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
>> Adaptive Technology Center
>> Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850
>> W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL  60608
>> 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
>> 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
>>
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