Time Setting Problems with My Dell Pocket PC... HELP!

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On 19 Jul 2004 06:02:44 -0700, Ryan <welziak@snet.net> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I hope someone can assist. I am going nuts.
>
> I have had a Dell Pocket PC for over a year and I sync it with two
> PC's. One in my office and one at home. Both of the PC's it sync's
> with are running Windows XP. I run XP Home at home and XP Pro at work.
>
> Both PC's are on US Eastern Time and BOTH display the correct time and
> adjust themselves for daylight savings time. No problems with the PC's
> at all.
>
> BUT, about a month ago my Pocket PC (running Windows Pocket PC Version
> 3.0) decided to advance itself an hour! When my PC's say it is 9am,
> the Pocket PC insists it is 10am!
>
> I have gone into the clock of all three machines. My Desktop PCs
> clearly say they adjust for Daylight Savings Time. My pocket PC is
> also set to the right time zone, yet I can find my setting to make
> sure it's on Daylight Savings Time.
>
> If I reset the Pocket PC clock back an hour manually to match the
> desktops, it IMMEDIATELY advances an hour again when I put it in
> either dock to sync!
>
> The worst part is the Pocket PC is advancing my appointments in the
> Outlook calendar an hour! Even ones keys on the PC originally.. it
> moves them ahead an hour and unless I have a good memory, I can't tell
> when the correct time of an appointment is!
>
> What on Earth has gone wrong? How do I get this Pocket PC to not
> advance? It seems simple as if the Pocket PC is not on Daylight
> Savings Time for some reason, but I never had this trouble before and
> can't find a setting to correct it.
>
> Any ideas? My calender keeps getting messed up and it's driving me
> nuts!
>
> Thanks!

Ryan,

One possible solution is to choose another city in the same time zone as
the one you are in. In other words if you are in New York, you may try
choosing Raleigh, or DC to get things straightened out.

HTH,
Brad

--
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developer, Achieve-IT! www.pocketpcaddict.com/Achieve.htm

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This page may help with this issue...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM20 [...] eSync.html

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"Ryan" <welziak@snet.net> wrote in message news:189b1c22.0407190502.5134a86c@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> I hope someone can assist. I am going nuts.
>
> I have had a Dell Pocket PC for over a year and I sync it with two
> PC's. One in my office and one at home. Both of the PC's it sync's
> with are running Windows XP. I run XP Home at home and XP Pro at work.
>
> Both PC's are on US Eastern Time and BOTH display the correct time and
> adjust themselves for daylight savings time. No problems with the PC's
> at all.
>
> BUT, about a month ago my Pocket PC (running Windows Pocket PC Version
> 3.0) decided to advance itself an hour! When my PC's say it is 9am,
> the Pocket PC insists it is 10am!
>
> I have gone into the clock of all three machines. My Desktop PCs
> clearly say they adjust for Daylight Savings Time. My pocket PC is
> also set to the right time zone, yet I can find my setting to make
> sure it's on Daylight Savings Time.
>
> If I reset the Pocket PC clock back an hour manually to match the
> desktops, it IMMEDIATELY advances an hour again when I put it in
> either dock to sync!
>
> The worst part is the Pocket PC is advancing my appointments in the
> Outlook calendar an hour! Even ones keys on the PC originally.. it
> moves them ahead an hour and unless I have a good memory, I can't tell
> when the correct time of an appointment is!
>
> What on Earth has gone wrong? How do I get this Pocket PC to not
> advance? It seems simple as if the Pocket PC is not on Daylight
> Savings Time for some reason, but I never had this trouble before and
> can't find a setting to correct it.
>
> Any ideas? My calender keeps getting messed up and it's driving me
> nuts!
>
> Thanks!

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Yes sir...:-)

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message
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> >>
> http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/WM20 [...] eSync.html <<
>
> Excellent page!!! thanks for the link! Yours???
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]