Outlook Exchange Patch released
Addressing the daylight saving time changes in 2007 using the Outlook Time Zone Data Update Tool
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667/en-us
The following table describes the situations when you should download and run the Time Zone Data Update Tool:
| Outlook 2007 |
Outlook 2003, Outlook 2002, Outlook 2000 |
| You do not have to use the Time Zone Data Update Tool. However, we recommend that you run the tool because it includes many improvements over the tool that is included in Outlook 2007. |
Run the Time Zone Data Update Tool. |
| In environments running Microsoft Exchange, a special version of the Time Zone Data Update Tool may be used to update multiple Exchange mailboxes on the server. |
In environments running Microsoft Exchange, a special version of the Time Zone Data Update Tool may be used to update multiple Exchange mailboxes on the server. |
Note: You do not have to run both the Outlook and Exchange versions of the Time Zone Data Update Tool. We encourage you to read all the documentation on each and determine which tool will best suit your specific environment and needs.
Q: When should I run the Time Zone Data Update Tool?
A: The Time Zone Data Update Tool will have to be run manually at the discretion of the user or Administrator after the operating system time zone definitions have been updated.
It is better to run the Time Zone Data Update Tool or Exchange tool as close as possible to the time at which the operating system time zone update was applied (to all computers). This will minimize the chance of having single-instance appointments that were booked after the Windows time zone update was applied but before the Time Zone Data Update Tool or Exchange tool was run. Because Outlook 2007 has this functionality already embedded in it, the user is not required to manually run the Time Zone Data Update Tool. Outlook 2007 will automatically detect that the change is required and will prompt the user when it runs the tool.
However, the Time Zone Data Update Tool contains code changes that refine the experience and is the preferred method of updating your calendar. This can be done by canceling out of the dialog boxes that appear automatically in Outlook 2007 and following the instructions to download and run the Time Zone Data Update Tool instead.