DST - possible cure for DST woes

OK. So I even though I applied all the PC and PPC patches my Axim clock was off by an hour every time I synced as were all my appointments. I got tired of this and decided to fight back.

Apparently the DST information is stored in a dll file that writes to the registry. See here for more information:

http://www.petri.co.il/ppc_summer_cl...l_for_2006.htm

I was ready to try and modify the settings manually based on the value of the registry keys on my PC but before going that route I Googled around and I think I found a better solution. Here's what I did:

1. Download the latest version of CityTime from here: http://www.codecity.net/prodctppc.htm
2. Install on your PPC
3. Disconnect the PPC from your PC
3. Now connect your Axim to WiFi
4. Set up the software for your city location
5. Go to View->Time & Location
6. Hit the sync button and syncronize with the time.windows.com server

That's all. My clock and appointments were fine after the sync and they remained fine after syncing with my laptop. I'm assuming that the software is writting the corrected values to the registry and it seems to work better than the MS patch, at least in my case. I'm not certain that you need to sync via WiFi. It might also work if the PPC is connected to your PC but this is the way I did it and it worked for me.

I hope this helps someone else. Please report back and let us know if it works for other folks.

[mostlylisten]

If you've downloaded the microsoft patch correctly. Then just set the time to the correct time and should function correctly at that point. Good Luck.

I did DL and applied the patches (PC and PPC) correctly. The PC patch worked for me, the PPC did not. I could set the time on the PPC correctly but my appointments were still off by an hour and every time I synced the time would reset itself to an hour earlier than DST. I see from postings here that other floks are also having issues with the patches, even when applied correctly. This method is an alternative for those folks that tried the MS patch and are still having difficulties. It is not a replacement for the MS patches.

[sar840t2]

I did DL and applied the patches (PC and PPC) correctly. The PC patch worked for me, the PPC did not. I could set the time on the PPC correctly but my appointments were still off by an hour and every time I synced the time would reset itself to an hour earlier than DST. I see from postings here that other floks are also having issues with the patches, even when applied correctly. This method is an alternative for those folks that tried the MS patch and are still having difficulties. It is not a replacement for the MS patches.

Not trying to be critical here, but did you switch the PPC's time zone away from your time zone and back again?

The reason I mention this is that I skipped that step the first time I ran it. They didn't make that particular step as in-your-face as it should have been.

Mike