The NET TIME Command May Report the GMT Bias Incorrectly (319913)

SYMPTOMS

If you run the net time command against a server that is located in a time zone that is not an exact multiple of 60 minutes from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and that is located in a time zone other than yours, the bias is reported incorrectly.

For example, the local time (GMT+04:45) at \\Server is 02/19/2002 14:50, and the time for the Kathmandu (Nepal Standard Time) is +05:45.

This problem affects the following time zones:

(GMT-03:30) Newfoundland
Newfoundland Daylight Time

(GMT+03:30) Tehran
Iran Daylight Time
Iran Standard Time

(GMT+04:30) Kabul
Afghanistan Daylight Time
Afghanistan Standard Time

(GMT+05:30) Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi India Daylight Time
India Standard Time
(GMT+05:45) Kathmandu
Nepal Daylight Time
Nepal Standard Time

(GMT+06:30) Rangoon
Myanmar Daylight Time
Myanmar Standard Time

(GMT+09:30) Darwin
AUS Central Daylight Time
AUS Central Standard Time

(GMT+09:30) Adelaide
Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Cen. Australia Standard Time

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time   Version        Size     File name
   ----------------------------------------------------
   4-Apr-2002  15:30  5.0.2195.5533  124,176  Net1.exe

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot