JSI Tip 8084. SETTZ.EXE is a freeware USA timezone utility, which will also set the time.

Jerold Schulman

May 26, 2004

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Download SETTZ.ZIP, and unzip SETTZ.EXE to a folder in your PATH.

SETTZ.TXT contains:

SETTZ.EXE - TimeZone configuration Utility : By Steven Wettberg Syntax: SETTZ [TIMEZONE #] [UNC] SETTZ sets the timezone of the computer. The time is automatically adjustedaccording to the timezone bias for the selected timezone (see below).You may optionally specify a UNC of a Windows NT machine, if this parameter is specified the local date & time are set using this machine as the source.The UNC specified does not need to reside in the same timezone as the  local machine. Note: The computer is reset for automatic adjustment to Daylight Savings time.             0 = Display current settings   4 = Mountain Time            1 = Eastern Time               5 = Mountain Time (Arizona)            2 = Eastern Time (Indiana)     6 = Pacific Time            3 = Central Time Example: SetTz 3 \SomeServerThe example sets the local machine's timezone to Central Time and thensets the time & date using \SomeServer as the source.



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