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Just a guess here
Windows does time differently. Maybe Windows is storing converted UTC time. Not really a big issue but if an Application needs UTC time it has to convert what the OS gives it back to UTC time. So this might mean that an application that is unaware of the DST changes would convert the UTC time in that 3 weeks to be an hour out. So a patch needs to be applied to every application that does like Exchange.

I'm just guessing here but it seems like a reasonable explanation.

So this means that patching some Windows boxes might need more than just one tweak and tweaking out of order could cause problem in the short term that would easily fixed. Problems is when you're pushing out a patch to several thousand machines the delay could be troublesome to users. I know our appointments were out an hour for a few days between patches of the OS and our email system.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 03/06/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Do these people freak out every 2nd Tuesday of the month?  eljay001 | 03/05/07
DST Update  rgm34 | 03/05/07
No it's not  toadlife | 03/05/07
You must work in a small company  rgm34 | 03/05/07
We addressed that.  toadlife | 03/05/07
WSUS does NOT patch WIN2K nor XP SP1 machines  swaite@... | 03/07/07
Real question...  craptacular@... | 03/08/07
RE: 2nd Tuesday  thomas@... | 03/06/07
Probably not  JDThompson | 03/08/07
Give thanks if you manage a small infrastructure.  mwiley_z | 03/05/07
US Governments misguided ideas  jfp | 03/05/07
Enough Already!  ye | 03/05/07
When did that happen?  voska | 03/05/07
June 30, 2005  ye | 03/05/07
All this fuss!  T-Rexx | 03/05/07
lol so true  Been_Done_Before | 03/05/07
Mainframe needs IPL  mrlinux | 03/06/07
Just have all your computers sync with a time server  Been_Done_Before | 03/05/07
Time Syncing doesnt ....  mrlinux | 03/06/07
Are you sure about that?  Been_Done_Before | 03/06/07
The problem is ...  George Mitchell | 03/06/07
Time Syncing is NOT a cure all.  pardeetr@... | 03/06/07
That doesn't work  voska | 03/06/07
Why is this an issue?  Linux User 147560 | 03/06/07
My guess this is an isssue...  mrlinux | 03/06/07
Dunno  James T. Kirk | 03/06/07
Just a guess here  voska | 03/06/07
al day events  darkmoonman | 03/06/07
Avoding MS products would have accomplished ...  mrlinux | 03/06/07
Not always possible  Steve Goldman | 03/06/07
You dont need windows workstation env either...  mrlinux | 03/06/07
Couple comments  ARealist | 03/06/07
No problem with Linux ...  George Mitchell | 03/06/07
DOES THE UN KNOW ABOUT THIS TIME CHANGE?  BALTHOR | 03/06/07
UN ? It's the EU they need to worry about  XXXLDOG | 03/07/07
I'm too paranoid  cls@... | 03/07/07
I'm too paranoid  cls@... | 03/07/07
I'm too paranoid  cls@... | 03/07/07
I'm too paranoid  cls@... | 03/07/07
To CRAPtacular  swaite@... | 03/09/07

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