Will the world end on March 11?

We have had several calls from people concerned about something they have read or seen on the news about how the new daylight savings time changes will cause computers to crash around the world.

If you are using Windows XP or Vista or Mac OSX, you need not worry. The changes will be made through regular updates.

If you are using Windows 2000 or 98 there may be patches on the way that will fix the problem, but even on systems where the problem goes unfixed, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Most of the problems it may cause can be resolved by changing the system and Windows clocks to the correct time on older machines. If your computer isn't trying to sync its clock with the Internet then your computer really doesn't care what time zone it's in. Windows 98 machines and most Windows 2000 machines don't sync time with the Internet without additional software.

Rick posted a link and a short article as well on this subject earlier this year. Click here to read that article.

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