Q: So what relationship does this hot fix kb 932962 have to this kb 926666 in terms of CDO? What’s the difference? Also, what order does KB 932962 have to be deployed in as relates to OS DST KB 926666? A: kb 932962 is the Outlook (client) version. kb...

Q: Microsoft SQL server 2000/2003 DST- If you are not using the Notification Service, do I need to worry about anything else except the OS patch? A: No. OS patch only.

Q: Hi, thanks for ignoring my question. Please tell me *why* I should patch SharePoint if I have no public calendars or exchange public folder linkages. I have seen no rationale for patching on any of the sites. A: In this case, SharePoint servers only...

Q: What is the DST solution for VC++ 6.0 app using _timezone variable? Are we going to gat a patch from you? or we have to make code changes? also how will we test before/after scenarios? A: Sorry, VC++ 6.0 is unsupported and will not have a patch. You...

Q: Is there a definitive list for DST updates with regard to Windows Small Business Server 2003 SBS2003? A: The best resource for this is gong to be at http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 . See also http://blogs.msdn.com/mthree/archive/2007/01/25/daylight...

Q: what about SBS 2000: does http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836 apply or is that a manual process as it is with Exchange 2000? A: There is a CDO patch available for Exchange 2000, which will apply to SBS 2000, but it's not freely available (you have...

Q: With SBS 2003 does exchange need to be at SP2 before applying the DST update? A: Yes, you could apply SP2 before applying KB 926666. But there is an Exchange 2003 SP1 version of the update that you can apply without applying SP2 first. That KB is http...

Q: I need a fundamental reason "Why should I patch my Sharepoint boxes" when all I am running is WSS 2.0 (with some fairly weird/unsupported hotfixes) and I have no sites that are running Exchange Public Folder linkages. A: Microsoft has released an update...

Q: I noticed in a Microsoft article that Windows Mobile and Windows CE need to be updated as well. Which patch(s) are necessary for those? A: The Windows Mobile patches for Windows Mobile 5 and 2003 devices are available now at http://www.microsoft.com...

Q: Is there an update required for MAC OS X? I know this chat room is only for Microsoft product but appreciate any help. A: For more information on impacted Microsoft products for the Mac OS such as Entourage, please see http://blogs.msdn.com/mthree...

Q: I am not using SQL Server Notification Service for SQL 2005,But as per your article 931815 I need to install DST patch.What would be my NSMainDatabase value? A: If you are not using Notification Services, SQL is not otherwise affected by DST. However...

Q: Our VC++ studio 6.0 application uses _timezone variable. Where does it get that value from? From the system clock or msvcrt.dll? A: Environment variables are provided by the parent process, which includes system-wide settings. Also, a process can change...

Q: When running the .bat file and it starts creating logs....if it doesn't create a log for a user does that simply mean there was nothing to change? A: Yes, that's correct.

Q: What is the offical name of the Arizona time zone? The tool did not detect the time zone for Arizona users and I want to manually put the time zone into the import document. A: I believe Arizona time zone is called Mountain Standard Time (MST)

Q: How do i do this ->"To actually perform the rebase you must have an account with send as and full mailbox access to each mailbox." A: The VBScript will give your account FMA & SendAs. For exporting the time zone data you can run it as a regular...

Q: I’m logged onto a computer as the domain admin. I’ve tried running msextmzcfg tool using the mail account of the domain admin, but still show "unable to open mailbox" error message in the log file. Do i have to run the vbs permission script???? A:...

Q: After I clean up non-existent and conflict users and add to output.txt what is the next step? Something about skip extraction? A: You can re-run the tool msExTmzCfg.exe and check the "Skip Extraction" option in the first screen and import the new file...

Q: The DST Update tool has been run on all mail stores in the organization, but I have clients running the OWA access and the calendar has not updated the times. When I access the client’s mail store on the exchange server the dates are correct. A: If...

Q: We are getting this error The Time Zone Data Update tool for Microsoft Office Outlook encountered the error: Could not complete the operation. One or more parameter values are not valid. Additional error information: 80070057 (, , 00000000, 00000000...

Q: Do you have the link to the new (v2) Virtual Machine (VM) with the Exchange rebasing tool? A: If the web site at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=03D4251D-370F-486D-BB2F-64FF14C546AD&displaylang=en does not have the new...

Q: What is timezone export mode? A: MSEXTMZ performs two major operations - Exporting time zone data when available and actually running tzmove against each user. The first thing the wizard will do is run it in time zone export mode to gather the available...

Q: In ESM on Mailbox store can I give Domain Admins "receive as" permission. It's inheriting deny permission and I believe that would allow msextmx to run? A: The Exchange View only Administrator and Local administrator of the computer that is running...

Q: how do i set up an Exchange profile to start this process? A: http://blogs.technet.com/dst2007/search.aspx?q=REBASE&p=1

Q: when running the config tool we get "unable to find mailbox timezone: Error 0x80004005" We're logged in with a Blackberry Admin account which has full rights to the mailboxes. Any suggestions? A: Refer to KB article 930879. The permissions are listed...

Q: When you run the tzmove on public folders can you point it to the root and have it sweep for all calendars? A: The path to each public folder calendar must explicitly be referenced. However, you could process all calendars at once, but you would first...