Recurring appointments may display an incorrect time during daylight saving time for the "(GMT+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk" time zone

You create a recurring appointment by using Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) version 1.21 on a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. When you view the appointment in your calendar, the time of the appointment may be incorrect by one hour. For example, an appointment that should start at 15:00 indicates that it starts at 16:00. This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

• The computer on which you view the appointment is configured for the following time zone:
  (GMT+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk
• You view the appointment during daylight saving time for this time zone.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must install Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) before you apply the hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply the hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

Daylight saving time, or Summer Time, for the (GMT+02:00) Athens, Beirut, Istanbul, Minsk time zone is observed between the following dates: For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: