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Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center for home users

Update your operating system

Windows Vista, 32-bit version

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Open.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22f43320-8812-437d-bf66-b7f8dcbb51ef and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows Vista, 64-bit version

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Open.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3fe36628-3b0d-479e-a892-f2d9cb5d4ecd and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows Server 2003

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Open.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8683cec-6d69-4886-9fa7-e902797161e0 and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows Server 2003, 64-bit version

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Open.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f513778d-c698-4a1c-904b-3d50c0edc3a3 and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based system

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Open.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ee86700e-d484-4e91-b4b4-346cc396e850 and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=57a0e0a2-8e27-4da1-b08d-dc008cc280ba and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=57a0e0a2-8e27-4da1-b08d-dc008cc280ba and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=57a0e0a2-8e27-4da1-b08d-dc008cc280ba and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=57a0e0a2-8e27-4da1-b08d-dc008cc280ba and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=57a0e0a2-8e27-4da1-b08d-dc008cc280ba and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition with Service Pack 2

Click Download to install the DST update for your operating system. In the File Download dialog box that appears, click Run.

If you require a localized verions of this update in a language other then English, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d67870ee-420a-44c5-99a4-ef1852786f93 and select the appropriate language for the download.

Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1

To apply daylight saving time changes to your computer, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2. This will require a restart of your computer.

Important
After your computer restarts, you must return to this DST guide at the following link:
http://support.microsoft.com/DST2007
When you are asked again to select your operating system, select Service Pack 2 of your edition of Windows.

Click Next to continue to the Windows Update site and then click Express.

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 installed

To apply daylight saving time changes to your computer, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2. This will require a restart of your computer.

Important
After your computer restarts, you must return to this DST guide at the following link:
http://support.microsoft.com/DST2007
When you are asked again to select your operating system, select Service Pack 2 of your edition of Windows.

Click Next to continue to the Windows Update site and then click Express.

Windows XP Home Edition

To apply daylight saving time changes to your computer, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2. This will require a restart of your computer.

Important
Copy the following link where you can refer to it. After your computer restarts, you must return to the DST guide by using this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/DST2007
When you are asked again to select your operating system, select Service Pack 2 of your edition of Windows.

Click Next to continue to the Windows Update site and then click Express.

Windows XP Professional

To apply daylight saving time changes to your computer, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2. This will require a restart of your computer.

Important
After your computer restarts, you must return to this DST guide at the following link:
http://support.microsoft.com/DST2007
When you are asked again to select your operating system, select Service Pack 2 of your edition of Windows.

Click Next to continue to the Windows Update site and then click Express.

Windows 2000 Professional Edition with Service Pack 4 installed

Use the procedure below to update your Windows 2000 system.

Step 1: Download and install the Windows Time Zone Editor (Tzedit.exe).

  1. At the bottom of this page, click Download to download Tzedit.exe.
  2. Save the Tzedit.exe file to a folder on your computer, and then double-click the file to run it.
  3. In the WinZip Self-Extractor – tzedit.exe dialog box, click Unzip to extract the files to the Program Files\TZEdit folder.

Step 2: Run Windows Time Zone Editor and set the daylight saving time dates for your time zone.

  1. Click Start, click Run, type %programfiles%\tzedit\tzedit.exe, and then click OK.
  2. In Windows Time Zone Editor, click to select your time zone in the Time Zones list, and then click Edit.
    For example, click (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana, and then click Edit.
  3. In the Edit Time Zone dialog box, select the Automatically set Daylight Saving Time check box.
  4. In the Start Day row, click to select Second, click to select Sunday, click to select March, and then click to select 2:00:00 am.
  5. In the Last Day row, click to select First, click to select Sunday,, click to select November, and then click to select 2:00:00 am.
  6. To set the daylight saving time dates for another time zone in the United States, select the other time zone, and then repeat the previous two steps.
  7. Click OK.

Step 3: Apply the daylight saving time date changes to Windows.

  1. Click Start, click Run, type timedate.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. In the Date and Time Properties dialog box, click the Time Zone tab.
  3. Click to select a different time zone than the one you updated in Step 2, and then click Apply.
  4. Click the time zone that you updated in Step 2, and then click OK.

Steps
Select your operating system
Update your operating system
Reset your computer's system clock (if necessary)
Select the program you want to update
Update your programs
Finished

Last Review : July 30, 2009