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In March, daylight-savings-time start- and end-dates for the United States and Canada will change to transition with the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005. Learn how you and your customers can acquire the scheduled updates for Microsoft Windows and other affected Microsoft applications and when the updates will be available.
Prepare for Daylight Savings Time Changes in the United States and Canada
Information on Microsoft Products and Updates
One of the key provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is to extend Daylight Saving Time (DST) by approximately four weeks. In compliance with this provision, beginning in 2007, DST dates in the United States and Canada will start three weeks earlier (2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March) and will end one week later (2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November).
You and Your Customers:
Assess the Impact to Your Microsoft Products and Install the Updates as Necessary
Microsoft is committed to making this transition as seamless as possible for our users affected by the new Daylight Saving Time changes. As a service to you and our Customers, Microsoft will be producing an update for Windows products as well as other Microsoft products affected by the new U.S. statute. These updates will be released through technical support channels including Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS), as well as online channels such as Windows Update and Microsoft Update.
Details of the updates for Microsoft Windows and affected Microsoft applications, how you and customers can acquire them and when they will be available can be found on the Microsoft website at
http://www.microsoft.com/ dst2007.mspx.
Corresponding Technical Knowledge Base Articles can be linked to from this website as well.
Microsoft is providing the Time Zone updates for you and customers on Windows platforms that are covered by mainstream support. If you or your customers have an Extended Hotfix Support Agreement, you can request a hotfix for products in Extended Support.
For more information on the current support status of your Microsoft products and the Support Lifecycle Policy, please visit
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle.
Find more details
If you need further information or clarification from Microsoft, please visit
http://www.microsoft.com/ dst2007.mspx.
In March, daylight-savings-time start- and end-dates for the United States and Canada will change to transition with the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005. Learn how you and your customers can acquire the scheduled updates for Microsoft Windows and other affected Microsoft applications and when the updates will be available.
Prepare for Daylight Savings Time Changes in the United States and Canada
Information on Microsoft Products and Updates
One of the key provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is to extend Daylight Saving Time (DST) by approximately four weeks. In compliance with this provision, beginning in 2007, DST dates in the United States and Canada will start three weeks earlier (2:00 A.M. on the second Sunday in March) and will end one week later (2:00 A.M. on the first Sunday in November).
You and Your Customers:
Assess the Impact to Your Microsoft Products and Install the Updates as Necessary
Microsoft is committed to making this transition as seamless as possible for our users affected by the new Daylight Saving Time changes. As a service to you and our Customers, Microsoft will be producing an update for Windows products as well as other Microsoft products affected by the new U.S. statute. These updates will be released through technical support channels including Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS), as well as online channels such as Windows Update and Microsoft Update.
Details of the updates for Microsoft Windows and affected Microsoft applications, how you and customers can acquire them and when they will be available can be found on the Microsoft website at
http://www.microsoft.com/ dst2007.mspx.
Corresponding Technical Knowledge Base Articles can be linked to from this website as well.
Microsoft is providing the Time Zone updates for you and customers on Windows platforms that are covered by mainstream support. If you or your customers have an Extended Hotfix Support Agreement, you can request a hotfix for products in Extended Support.
For more information on the current support status of your Microsoft products and the Support Lifecycle Policy, please visit
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle.
Find more details
If you need further information or clarification from Microsoft, please visit
http://www.microsoft.com/ dst2007.mspx.