Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and daylight-saving time changes in 2007
Windows Mobile devices and operating system
To be compatible with the upcoming daylight-saving time changes on the Microsoft Windows Mobile handheld device platform — which also includes Windows CE, smartphone, and Pocket PC devices — you should make sure the host computer is up to date first (see our information on Microsoft Windows computers and Apple Macintosh computers, as appropriate), and then update your Windows Mobile device.
You should update to the:
- latest firmware for your device, if any such updates are available from the hardware vendor
- Microsoft’s DST update for Windows Mobile devices, which includes instructions.
The following Windows Mobile operating systems have a DST Update available, according to the Microsoft article above: Updated
- Windows Mobile 2003
- Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
- Windows Mobile 5.0
- Windows Mobile 6.0
Earlier Windows Mobile and Windows CE operating systems
If you do not have one of the Windows Mobile operating systems which is compatible with the DST update, yours may require manual workarounds or other measures. We do not currently have further information on this.
RIT Exchange calendaring
Consult the RIT Microsoft Exchange and daylight-saving time changes in 2007 page for collected information related to the Exchange system.
The extended daylight-saving time period is:
- between March 11, 2007 and April 1, 2007
- between October 28, 2007 and November 4, 2007.
To minimize confusion during the extended DST period beginning in March, Microsoft also suggests following these additional steps when working with your RIT Exchange calendar:
- When a meeting is organized during the extended DST period, write the correct meeting time in the subject line or the body of the message. For example: “Project planning meeting—8:30 a.m.”
- Consider any calendar items in the extended DST period to be suspect. If you are not sure, verify the correct time with the organizer.
In addition, you may want to post an all-day event — repeating each day through the extended daylight-saving time period and marked with the free/busy status of "Free" — to your calendar to remind yourself of the extended daylight-saving time period.
Summary
To summarize:
- Update your host Apple Macintosh or Microsoft Windows computer with the latest updates, to make sure that it has the most current time zone rules.
- Upgrade your Windows Mobile handheld with the latest firmware for that model, if available from the hardware vendor, such as Dell.
- Update any data synchronization applications you may use in conjunction with your Windows Mobile device. (Consult each vendor for specific DST compatibility.)
- Update other desktop applications to which you synchronize your Palm. For example, Mac OS X users with Windows Mobile devices should update Microsoft Entourage 2004 to version 11.3.3 or later. (Consult each vendor for specific DST compatibility.)
- Consult our RIT Exchange page before proceeding if you synchronize your Windows Mobile device to your Exchange account, either through a desktop link or directly with Exchange ActiveSync.
- Install Microsoft’s DST update for Windows Mobile devices according to the instructions provided with it.