Did Windows 98 reset my system's clock to 1996 for Daylight Savings Time? \ VOGONS

Did Windows 98 reset my system's clock to 1996 for Daylight Savings Time?

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First post, by Kahenraz

Posted on 2021-09-03, 01:35

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I booted my Windows 98 machine today and a dialog appeared telling me that the system had adjusted for Daylight Savings Time. But the clock had reset to midnight September 2, 1996.

The CMOS battery is brand new and nothing in the BIOS had changed. When Windows 98 adjusted for DST did it also reset the clock to 1996?

Reply 1 of 4, by BitWrangler

Posted on 2021-09-03, 01:48

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You forgot to turn your compute off on December the 31st 1999 didn't you?

Yah usually when the clock resets from power drop and it throws that, it's taken the DeLorean back to January 1980, not September 1996, though that might be a default that the system manufacturer could change.

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Reply 2 of 4, by Horun

Posted on 2021-09-03, 01:56

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Hahaaa, yeah have something similar many times. On older motherboards BIOS and in OS, I turn off all adjust for "Daylight Savings Time" and do it myself manually when that day arrives.

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Reply 3 of 4, by Caluser2000

Posted on 2021-09-03, 02:13

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Isn't there a ntp client that can be used to set the correct time on start up?

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Reply 4 of 4, by chinny22

Posted on 2021-09-03, 08:54

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Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-09-03, 02:13:

Isn't there a ntp client that can be used to set the correct time on start up?

Plenty! GUI based, command line, take your pick.
I had one on my Win95 486 who's clock that lost time. Thing is 99.9% of the time it didn't have a internet connection so clock was still wrong 😜
Should set up a NTP server on my LAN I guess but it's not like accurate time is important on retro rigs.

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