New Zealand 2007 Daylight Saving Changes : Australia

Entourage 2004/2008 and DST issue with Meeting requests 1 hour out

nzdst — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:09:00 GMT

Hi All,

When Entourage 2004 & 2008 users organize meetings by inviting other users who are using Microsoft Outlook or OWA (Outlook Web Access) against their Exchange mailboxes (version of Exchange Server does not matter here), then those meeting attendees may see the incoming meeting invite being an hour off. This issue is not seen if all meeting attendees are Entourage users.

Cause
This happens as Entourage 2004 & 2008 use DST information from related 'Timezones' files for users in ANZ time zones, which are not up to date with current information.

Resolution
Microsoft is working to release a fix for this issue in an update for both versions of Entourage but a final release date is not available yet. When that update is available, users can safely install it and it will replace the files which they will put on their systems as a result of applying the workaround provided below.

Workaround
Below are the steps to follow for both versions of Entourage. Only Entourage users will need to apply this workaround on their machines, no action is required by other users who are using Microsoft Outlook or OWA.

Entourage 2004

Quit Entourage (Entourage should not be running when you apply this workaround)
Back up the current 'Timezones' file in folder: Mac Hard Drive : Applications : Microsoft Office 2004 : Office (just copy it to a backup folder on your hard drive)
Download the updated 'Timezones' file for Entourage 2004 from here (extract its content before proceeding to next step)
Copy the downloaded 'Timezones' file to the same location as above in Step 2, replacing the existing 'Timezones' file
That's it, you are done, launch Entourage and every meeting you create now will not display the issue described above

Entourage 2008

Quit Entourage (Entourage should not be running when you apply this workaround)
Back up the current 'Timezones.ics' file, go to folder: Mac Hard Drive : Applications : Microsoft Office 2008 : Office, locate a file by the name of 'EntourageCore.framework', now Control-Click on it and choose 'Show Package Contents' in the resulting menu, a new window will appear, in that window go to folder: Versions : 12 : Resources : en.lproj (you will find the 'Timezones.ics' file here, just copy it to a backup folder on your hard drive)
Download the updated 'Timezones.ics' file for Entourage 2008 from here (extract its content before proceeding to next step)
Copy the downloaded 'Timezones.ics' file to the same location as above in Step 2, replacing the existing 'Timezones.ics' file
That's it, you are done, launch Entourage and every meeting you create now will not display the issue described above.

Nick.

Australia Eastern & Central 2008 Daylight Saving Changes

nzdst — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:36:00 GMT

Hi All,

Australia Eastern (New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania) and Central (South Australia) time zones will extend daylight saving and also harmonise start and end times commencing April 2008. From April 2008, daylight saving will end on the first Sunday in April and recommence on the first Sunday in October in all states. See the Australian Government Time web site for more information.

Windows Time Zone	Location(s)	End 3 am daylight time		Start 2 am standard time
		Current	New	Current	New
(GMT+09:30) Adelaide	South Australia	Last Sunday March	First Sunday April	Last Sunday October	First Sunday October
(GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney	New South Wales; Australian Capital Territory; Victoria
(GMT+10:00) Hobart	Tasmania			First Sunday October

This change affects Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office Outlook and other Microsoft, third party and custom applications:

All Microsoft Windows PC, server and mobile devices in the affected time zones will need to be updated.
Microsoft Office Outlook calendars may need to be adjusted. Client and Server-based tools to automate this process are available (see 'Adjusting Office Outlook Calendars' below).
Microsoft, third party and custom applications which schedule events at future dates should be reviewed to ensure they will operate correctly during the extended daylight saving period. Previously scheduled events may also need to be adjusted.
Microsoft recommends that all PC and server systems are updated regardless of location to ensure consistency of operation.

A complete list of affected Microsoft products appears below. This page is updated regularly as information about products and updates becomes available.

For information on other recent daylight saving in Australia and New Zealand, click here. Refer to the Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Centre for further information on daylight saving, including the 2007 changes in North America. If you have any other questions about the daylight saving changes or require further assistance, contact Microsoft Help and Support.

The Australia 2008 Daylight Saving Planning Guide is now available for download. This document is aimed at medium to large organisations and provides detailed guidance on preparing your Microsoft solutions for the changes in daylight saving. Click on the links below to download the document in your preferred format:

Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (Word)
Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (XPS)
Australia Daylight Saving Planning Guide (PDF)

For more information, please refer here - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/bb887637.aspx

Nick.

December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

nzdst — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:53:00 GMT

Hi All,

This update supersedes and replaces update 933360, which was released in August 2007. This update also includes additional time zone changes that were signed in to law after update 933360 was created. If you have already deployed update 933360, read the descriptions of the specific time zone changes that are addressed in this Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article to determine whether you must deploy this update immediately. If systems are not directly affected, you can schedule deployment at the next available opportunity. We recommend that you deploy the most current Windows cumulative time zone update to guarantee the consistency of the time zone database on all systems.

Important Before you apply the update that is described in this article, be aware of potential issues that may affect Microsoft Office Outlook. For more information about these issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

931667 How to address the daylight saving time changes in 2007 by using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook

Important

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If you are running Microsoft Exchange Server in an Information Technology (IT) environment, you must take additional measures to guarantee the correct operation of Exchange Server. For more information about the Exchange daylight saving time (DST) update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

941018 How to address daylight saving time by using the Exchange Calendar Update Tool

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Cumulative time zone updates contain only data that has changed for a specific region or that has been added to maintain parity with other operating system versions. Therefore, if a time zone key has been deleted, some original values may not be restored after you apply the cumulative zone update. We do not recommend that you delete any registry keys that are related to time zones. On a computer that has incomplete time zone keys, first restore the time zone keys from a known good backup. Then, apply the update.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/942763

The above packages will be pushed out via Windows Update 11 of December (US Pacific Time) and when Custom Support Agreement packages will be available via connect.

Nick.

Australia DST updates

nzdst — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:23:00 GMT

Hi All,

Australia Eastern & Central 2008 Daylight Saving Changes

Australia Eastern (New South Wales, Victoria, Australia Capital Territory and Tasmania) and Central (South Australia) time zones will extend daylight saving and also harmonise start and end times commencing April 2008. From April 2008, daylight saving will end on the first Sunday in April and recommence on the first Sunday in October in all states. See the Australian Government Time web site for more information.

For more information on the products affected and updates available, please visit this site.

Western Australia Daylight Saving Trial 2006 – 2009

For more information on the products affected and updates available, please visit this site.

Nick