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Windows 7: Change the Windows 7 clock from UTC to GMT?
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01 Aug 2009
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#1 | |
Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox |
Change the Windows 7 clock from UTC to GMT?
Why's the clock in UTC format instead of GMT: Attachment 20935
Is there anyway to change it to GMT? | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony VAIO VGN-NR11S
OS Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
CPU Intel® Core™ 1.5 GHz 2 Duo Processor T5250
Memory 2048 MB (2GB) RAM
Graphics Card Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Internet Speed 10 Mbps
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01 Aug 2009
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#2 | |
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hi bp96, and welcome to the forum, what's the difference? (apart from a fraction of a second?)
but if you really want to change it, HKLM/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/Time Zones/UTC/Display
hope that helps! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
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Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
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Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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01 Aug 2009
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#3 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
Quote: UTC replaced GMT as the basis for the main reference time scale or civil time in various regions on January 1, 1972 ( Wikipedia) | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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01 Aug 2009
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#4 | |
Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox |
Why did Vista and XP have GMT but now Windows 7 uses UTC?
Did the Windows 7 RC builds have GMT? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony VAIO VGN-NR11S
OS Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
CPU Intel® Core™ 1.5 GHz 2 Duo Processor T5250
Memory 2048 MB (2GB) RAM
Graphics Card Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Internet Speed 10 Mbps
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01 Aug 2009
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Yeah, the RC builds use UTC as well. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 14R N4110
OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU Intel Core i5-2410M Quad Core CPU @ 2.30 GHz
Memory 8 GB Shared Channel DDR3 Memory
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 3000, AMD Radeon HD 6470M
Sound Card Intel Display Audio, Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 14" HD 720p LED Display
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Mouse Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0
Hard Drives 500 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
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01 Aug 2009
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#6 | |
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From the wiki link in my first post above: The International Telecommunication Union wanted Coordinated Universal Time to have a single abbreviation for all languages. English speakers and French speakers each wanted the initials of their respective language's terms to be used internationally: "CUT" for "coordinated universal time" and "TUC" for "temps universel coordonné". This resulted in the final compromise of using "UTC".
"final compromise"  pleases no-one  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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01 Aug 2009
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#7 | |
Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox |
Thanks for the replies in a very short time but can anyone answer the other question I asked:
Why did Vista and XP have GMT but now Windows 7 uses UTC?
Sorry if it is obvious. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony VAIO VGN-NR11S
OS Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
CPU Intel® Core™ 1.5 GHz 2 Duo Processor T5250
Memory 2048 MB (2GB) RAM
Graphics Card Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Internet Speed 10 Mbps
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01 Aug 2009
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#8 | |
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i think the whole world is heading in that direction, because GMT is not strictly accurate...i think it's called progress 
click on the 'what's the difference' link in my first post to find out more. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number mickey megabyte 1234
OS ultimate 64 sp1
CPU i5 2500K 3.3@4.2GHz
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD53
Memory 8 gigs GSkill Ripjaws 1600
Graphics Card amd hd6950
Sound Card creative x-fi gamer
Monitor(s) Displays samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard saitek eclipse ii
Mouse logitech g3
PSU antec 550
Case antec three hundred
Cooling i'm a cooling fan
Hard Drives ocz vertex 2e 60 gig, samsung f3 1tb, buffalo 2tb ext
Internet Speed about 4 Mbps
Other Info i love win7
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01 Aug 2009
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#9 | |
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate A Finnish immigrant in Leipzig, Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by bp96  Thanks for the replies in a very short time but can anyone answer the other question I asked:
Why did Vista and XP have GMT but now Windows 7 uses UTC?
Sorry if it is obvious. You have to ask Microsoft about that. Maybe the XP and Vista teams didn´t know that GMT is out and UTC is in?
I still can not understand why this is so important for you. World needs a "CENTRAL TIME", it`s not important how it is called as long as everybody knows it.
GMT is dead. Long live UTC! | | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory 6 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus MSE, Windows Defender
Browser Maxthon 3.5.2.
Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!)
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01 Aug 2009
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#10 | |
Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox |
This isn't so important to me- it's just that it's wierd because previous versions of Windows had GMT. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony VAIO VGN-NR11S
OS Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
CPU Intel® Core™ 1.5 GHz 2 Duo Processor T5250
Memory 2048 MB (2GB) RAM
Graphics Card Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Screen Resolution 1280x800
Internet Speed 10 Mbps
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