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Microsoft Issues Warning On Daylight-Saving Time Software Flaw
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Posted by Donster on: 2007-02-15 14:40:46 669
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By Paul McDougall @ InformationWeek
Microsoft is warning customers that the switch to early daylight-saving time this year isn't accounted for in a number of its products, including Windows XP, and that users will need to update their software to avoid potential problems.
U.S. daylight-saving time will start on March 11 this year -- three weeks earlier than usual. The change was authorized by the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, but Microsoft says its Y2K-like implications mean computer users need to parry like its 1999.
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