Hello Ira,

It depends on your operating system, which you didn't specify.

Windows Vista checks automatically and will tell you when the change will 
occur in Control Panel \ Date and Time \ Date and Time tab. It is also set, 
by default, to remind you of the change one week prior. Vista synchronizes 
time with an Internet time server once weekly. You can manually update the 
time by clicking the "Change Settings..." button on the Internet Time tab.

Windows XP is set to automatically adjust the clock unless you change it in 
Control Panel \ Date and Time \ Time Zone tab. It will attempt to 
synchronize the time weekly, or you can do it manually anytime on the 
Internet Time tab. If you want Windows to automatically synchronize the time 
more frequently, Doug Knox (MVP) has a utility where you can choose from 
weekly, daily, hourly or "custom" settings. This utility only works with XP. 
You can get it here:

Change Internet Time Sync Interval:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_inet_time.htm

Windows 2000 and Windows 9x systems will automatically adjust the clock 
unless you change the option in Control Panel \ Date/Time \ Time Zone tab. 
Adjusting the date and time is done manually for these operating systems.

Sven Swanson, Sr.
The NoSpin Group, Inc.

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Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:36 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Daylight Savings Time


Reading about the new rules this year for Daylight Savings Time (which 
begins this year  on March 11), I was wondering if there is a definitive way 
to know if your operating system will know when DST begins.

Ira Wallin 

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