The start and end dates for Daylight Savings Time in the United States, as well as several other countries, will be changing in 2007 as required by the United States “Energy Policy Act of 2005”. This utility will update the world time zone/daylight savings time information stored in the system database(s) for these changes.

 

This Patch will ONLY work upon PDA Devices that are installed with one of the following Microsoft Operating Systems: Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, or Windows Mobile 5.0.

 

If you are running software that does not meet ALL the criteria above you will need to contact our National Service Center at nsc@stanleyworks.com or 877-SS1-4YOU (877-771-4968) for additional assistance in updating your product to be compatible with the new 2007 Daylight Savings Time rules.

 

 

BEFORE applying the Microsoft World Time Zone Utility to your PDA, you MUST have already applied the Microsoft Daylight Savings Time Patch to your Microsoft operating system upon the machine your PDA is connected to. Please verify that all Microsoft Windows devices are updated first using patches or methods supplied by Microsoft. Devices that must be upgraded include all servers, clients, Intelligent Video servers, LNVR and LDVR video recorders, and other servers such as archive and database servers.

 

For more information on these patches you can visit http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_topissues

If you wish to download the patches directly you may visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836

 

 

Please download the PDF file below for specific instructions on updating your PDA to be compatible with the Energy Act of 2005. The PDF file contains screenshots and other specific directions to complete this task; it will also walk you through determining which of the following files to download for your PDA.

 

PDA Mobile Device Daylight Savings Time instructions.pdf

Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0 DST Direct PDA FIX.zip

Pocket PC Windows Mobile 2003 DST Direct PDA Fix.zip

 

NOTE: This Patch is stored in volatile memory on the PDA; meaning that it is not a permanent fix for Daylight Savings Time upon PDA devices. If your PDA device ever goes through a “hard reset” this patch will have to be reapplied to the PDA afterwards. Hard resets may be caused by a number of things, such as a dead main and backup battery, or a memory corruption; they may even be manually initiated by a combination of button presses on many PDA models. Please be certain that if a Hard Reset occurs upon your PDA device, that you re-install the correct patch from Microsoft to correct for the new Daylight Savings Time start and end dates.