[ILUG] hwclock

ccostelloe at flogas.ie ccostelloe at flogas.ie
Tue Aug 20 09:37:32 IST 2002


> On 0020 +0100 %{!Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 11:30:12PM +0100}, Anthony wrote:
>> to the net. However, I didn't realise that Windows altered the hw clock
>> as there was no mention of it in any of the docs I read. >> I still dual-boot on a regular basis and if Windows is sneakily messing
>> with the clock, I'd be interested to know in what way it is and how it
>> couild be stopped from doing so.
> In my experience Windows will change the hardware clock the first time
> you boot into it after the clocks have gone forward/back an hour.  This
> will only happen twice a year. How to stop it, I have not checked (I
> just switch the clock back an hour from within windows after such a
> reboot).  Is there a GMT windows timezone?

Start->Settings->Control Panel->Date/Time->Time Zone tab-> Uncheck
"Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving change".

Ciaran






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