Time Zone Settings Are Incorrect for Bulgaria (305575)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q305575
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

Time zone settings for Bulgaria are incorrect on computers that are running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows NT 4.o, and Windows 2000.

Note that the name of Bulgaria's capital should be "Sofia" (instead of "Sofija"), and the time zone for Bulgaria should be GMT+2 (the same time zone as "Helsinki, Riga, Tallinn").

WORKAROUND

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To modify the time zone manually, use the Tzedit utility (Tzedit.exe) to adjust the start and end dates for daylight saving time in the time zone.

For additional information about how to use Tzedit, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

158195 Time Zone Editor Available on OEM Service Release 2 CD-ROM

To automate the deployment of the new time zone settings, create a file with a .reg file extension. To create a file with a .reg file extension on computers that are running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Me:
  1. Open any text editor (such as Notepad), and paste the following text in the document:

    REGEDIT4
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Central European]
    "Display"="(GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\FLE]
    "Display"="(GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn"

    REG file for Windows NT 4 & Windows 2000:

    REGEDIT4
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\Central European Standard Time]
    "Display"="(GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb"
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones\FLE Standard Time]
    "Display"="(GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn"

  2. On the File menu, click Save As.
  3. In the File name box, type update.reg, and then click Save.

    Note that you can save this file on your Desktop to make it easier to locate in the next step.
  4. Double-click the Update.reg file.
When you double-click the Update.reg file, the registry is automatically updated with this information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/21/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbQFE kbui KB305575
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