I recieved this email from Microsoft. DLS sucks and is completely unneccessary. It’s hard to believe it saves any energy or money. It does an excellent job of screwing up peoples equilibrium twice a year and helps us feel less connected to nature. And the latest change is very expensive. Some computer systems have this designed in them with no intention or capability to modify the DLS start/end dates. Win98 for example will never be fix, MS has stated such. However, there are millions of these computers out there and that’s not even 10 yr old.
Dear Valued Microsoft Customer,
This year Daylight Saving Time (DST) extends by approximately four weeks. In compliance with this provision in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 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).
In some instances, effort will be required to accommodate the new DST legislation. For example, systems and applications may need to be updated directly, while in other circumstances the application may inherit the date and time information from the underlying system.
Microsoft is committed to helping customers that are affected by the DST changes make this transition as seamless as possible. Microsoft is producing updates 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 Service & Support (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 customers can acquire them and when they will be available can be found on the Microsoft website at http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007. Corresponding technical Knowledge Base articles are linked from this website as well.