DOES YOUR COMPUTER KNOW THE TIME? Info

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Does your PC know the time?Saturday, March 10, 2007 Thanks to Congress, which decided Americans needed a little more sunshine in their lives, daylight-saving time begins three weeks early this year -- clocks will spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday. That means more sun for you, but it could create some headaches for computers. Experts warn that the change in how we mark time could cause technical problems in computerized systems like air-traffic control or railroads. But for most of us, the biggest issue is updating our home computers. Here's what you need to know about that: -- If your computer runs on Microsoft's new Vista operating system, you have nothing to worry about. The system knows about the change. -- If you're running on Windows XP, Microsoft began sending out automatic updates to users about three weeks ago. If you log on to the Internet, your computer will fix itself. But make sure to allow automatic updates on your Internet settings. -- If you're running on Apple OS X, that company also started sending out automatic fixes via Internet updates in January. Simply log on to the Internet and let your machine do the work. -- If you're on an older version of Microsoft, including Windows 98, 98/ME, 2000, XP, NT and 2003, try this site to download a fix: www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2007/01/unofficial-windows-2000-daylight.html. Another Windows 98 fix can be found here: www.solprovider.com/articles/win98timezones http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/10/MNGVVOIPDG1.DTL Photo: Computer