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Skriven 2007-02-16 00:02:00 av JAY EMRIE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av ED VANCE
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EV>JG>ED VANCE -> ALL wrote:
EV>JG> EV> Since I found out via Jeff et all that my XP system time is set
EV>JG> EV> automatically whenever I turn it on because I have a DSL connection.

EV>JG> EV> I wonder if I ought to UNcheck the box that tells the clock to
adjust
EV>JG> EV> automatically for Daylight Savings Time, since the date for DST
EV>JG> EV> beginning and ending changes this year?

EV>JG> EV> It looks like it ought to be UNchecked so time.nist.gov can adjust
it
EV>JG> EV> when DST begins and ends.

EV>JG>First, the time servers will feed you the correct time, every time.
Second,
EV>JG>it's imperative that you keep your system updated from MS - a time zone
patc
EV>JG>is one of the updates.

EV>Thanks Jeff,

EV>I don't want to sound obstinate or stubborn but I probably won't get the
EV>time zone patch from MS.

Ed, I have installed EVERY patch on this XP Pro system and am still
operating quite well. I will continue  to do so until I see evidence that
shows me I should not.

Jay



EV>I'm going to try unchecking the automatic DST box on the clock setup
EV>screen just to see what it does on March 11, 2007 and afterwards.   ;-)

EV>When I had Windows 95 on 2 boxes I called and asked MS for the Y2K CD
EV>they offered for free.

EV>I updated those two W95 boxes and also I got a Y2K patch for the
EV>IBM PC-DOS 7.0/MS Windows 3.1 box too.

EV>I am still some afraid of installing MS patches because I have in the
EV>past often learned of the patches causing trouble to peoples computers
EV>after they were installed and then MS had to release a patch to fix the
EV>troublesome patch.

EV>Maybe, if I found a list somewhere of all the XP patches since SP2 that
EV>are good ones that don't cause problems after they are installed,
EV>I just might take the time to go to MS's site and D/L those.

EV>I don't use IE, Outlook or Office, and I see that the list that George V
EV>posted, several of the patches were for those programs, not the OS.

EV>I appreciate you trying to tell me to patch my XP system up, but I
EV>rather not.

EV>I probably will change my mind if I ever get hit by a Virus, Trojan,
EV>Worm or Spy Ware.


EV> * SLMR 2.1a #T348 * Why do "overlook" & "oversee" mean opposite things?
                                                                               
                       

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