daylight saving time notification?

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Francis Marsden

In the past, my comp notified me about the change in time. This March
however, it did not. How to get the notifier back?

TIA
 
Francis said:
In the past, my comp notified me about the change in time. This
March however, it did not. How to get the notifier back?
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- Did it change the time for you?
- What flavor/version (specifcally) of Windows XP do you have?
 
Yes, it changed on my computer, sorry I did not make that clearer. Using XP
Home with SP3 and all latest critical updates.
 
Francis said:
Yes, it changed on my computer, sorry I did not make that clearer. Using
XP Home with SP3 and all latest critical updates.
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Seems like it is working 'as designed' then.

If you were not sitting at your computer (even if you were - I was) at the
time the change was made - you might not notice anything other than suddenly
you had lost an hour of time. ;-)
 
Shenan said:
Seems like it is working 'as designed' then.

If you were not sitting at your computer (even if you were - I was)
at the time the change was made - you might not notice anything other
than suddenly you had lost an hour of time. ;-)
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Which I think was the crux of the original post. I think the question had
more to do with the notification of the change rather than the change
itself. The stealth change, as it is now, doesn't serve as a reminder to
reset all the other (non-PC) clocks as the notification once provided.
 
deerslayer said:
Which I think was the crux of the original post. I think the
question had more to do with the notification of the change rather
than the change itself. The stealth change, as it is now, doesn't
serve as a reminder to reset all the other (non-PC) clocks as the
notification once provided.
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If you need your computer to remind you that the time changed, it's too
late. ;-)
(Or you should set an automatic reminder that emails you, calls you, sends
you a post card...)
 
Shenan said:
If you need your computer to remind you that the time changed, it's
too late. ;-)
(Or you should set an automatic reminder that emails you, calls you,
sends you a post card...)
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Thanks for your advice however, I hope you see what I'm saying about the
original question.
 
deerslayer said:
Thanks for your advice however, I hope you see what I'm saying about the
original question.
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I've noticed that MS likes to change how things work for no apparent
reason, and considers that a feature. That we shouldn't count on our
computer to remind us of something is not the point. That we have
become comfortable with a certain behavior that has changed, is.
 
Francis said:
In the past, my comp notified me about the change in time. This March
however, it did not. How to get the notifier back?

TIA
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It appears we've been upgraded? I didn't get any notification of the
time change but my time did change. My only guess is M$ thinks this is
better? So it goes.
 
JD said:
It appears we've been upgraded? I didn't get any notification of the time
change but my time did change. My only guess is M$ thinks this is better?
So it goes.
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The time change pop-up notice was probably removed due to user
complaints re being notified about something they are already
aware of.
 
When there was a notification, there was an easy way to disable it, if I
remember correctly.
 
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