'Change Calendar Time Zone': Outlook 2007 on Vista

[Allen Browne]

Every day when I wake the computer, Outook 2007 has started showing
this dialog:
http://allenbrowne.com/temp/Outlook2007ChangeTimeDialog.png
How do I stop this?

Already tried:
- Clicking Ok. (It goes through all appointments; reports failure for each.)
- Closing the dialog without updates.
- Changing my timezone, and changing back (with Outlook closed.)
- Rebooting
- Posting to the private.mvp.outlook group (no reply.)

Grateful for any suggestions

 

[marco]

I'm having the same problem and I suspect it is something to do with the
Perth Time Zone in particular. It only started happening when Windows Update
installed the Time Zone patch 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Can anyone out there please enlighten us?

 

[Allen Browne]

Excellent, Marco. It's great to have one other piece of the puzzle, i.e. the
timezone is a factor.

Will let you know if this helps to pin it down.

 

[Alan]

Yeah, i would have to agree that it is the Perth time zone that cause's this
as i have the same problem, but I am able to change my time zone to
everything other than Perth.
So currently have appointments for Taipai and Hong Kong, that i am unable to
change back to Perth time.

Knowing how to fix this would be great but i have a feeling it has something
to do with the timezone fix as you stated and would likely require imput from
MS

I'm having the same problem and I suspect it is something to do with the
Perth Time Zone in particular. It only started happening when Windows Update
installed the Time Zone patch 2 or 3 weeks ago.

Can anyone out there please enlighten us?

 

[marco]

Guess it's just a case of patience then!

Yeah, i would have to agree that it is the Perth time zone that cause's
this
as i have the same problem, but I am able to change my time zone to
everything other than Perth.
So currently have appointments for Taipai and Hong Kong, that i am unable
to
change back to Perth time.

Knowing how to fix this would be great but i have a feeling it has
something
to do with the timezone fix as you stated and would likely require imput
from
MS

 

[Rob Bell]

I also agree that it is somehow related to Perth time zone. However, I only
started getting the error yesterday and I installed the time zone patch last
December when it was released and have been using Outlook 2007 since
February. I have to wonder if there have been any further patches recently
released that may be causing this?

 

[marco]

There was an updated time patch released 3 or 4 weeks ago. I have suspicions
that we should have removed the "update" that was released in December
before installing the recent one - but I'm buggered if I can figure out how!

I also agree that it is somehow related to Perth time zone. However, I only
started getting the error yesterday and I installed the time zone patch
last
December when it was released and have been using Outlook 2007 since
February. I have to wonder if there have been any further patches recently
released that may be causing this?

 

[Tim Muller]

I think I've fixed mine by removing an update that I installed back in March
2007 - though I'm not sure when it was released.

The update does not show up in the "Updates" part of the Programs and
Features, it shows up as a program:
1. Go to Control Panel and under Programs choose Uninstall A Program.
2. Select Western Australian Time Zone Update and then click Uninstall.

After doing this you might want to check that Auto-adjust for DST is still
active:
1. Right-click the time in the task bar and choose Adjust Date/Time.
2. In the Time Zone section , under the Change Time Zone button it should
say something like "DST begins on ...".
3. If it doesn't click Change Time Zone and check the Automatically adjust
...." box.

Hope this works for you too!

 

[Tim Muller]

Scratch that, spoke too soon, dialog just popped up again, sorry.

 

[marco]

Grr... Why should W.A. time zones be different from others - seems that only
in this forgotten part of the world we suffer from this. Maybe time is
different here - just have to W(ait) A(while). I wonder if Microsoft is even
aware of the problem.

 

[Tim Muller]

Before escalating it I'd like to clarify some things, hopefully others are
reading this thread too.

I have the issue happening at my work with a client running Vista and
Outlook 2007.

I also have the issue at home - there I have two laptops, both with Outlook
2007, but one with Vista the other with XPsp2 - but both work on the same
mailbox so opening the Calendar on the Vista laptop may result in the XP
laptop having to readjust.

So this means some combination of the Exchange server, Outlook 2007 and/or
Vista - the sort of problem Microsoft (indeed any software company) hates.

At home I have just found that the "WA Time Zone Update" was still installed
on the Exchange server so have removed that to see if it helps.

Will revert.

 

[Dave Robinson]

I am also getting this message.

I first got it when I travelled to the Gold Coast for Tech.Ed 2007.

Now I'm back in Perth I get the message every time I open Outlook 2007.

Oh, and it is regardless of whether I am connected to an Exchange Server, or
operating in Cache mode.

Very annoying!

 

[rob_bell27]

I have found it on both a user with Vista and another who has only ever used XP

 

[Perci]

I also get the problem so maybe my story will help you figure it out. I
bought my notebook in Perth in May 2007 with Vista & Office 2007
professional. I have since moved to the UK and change the Regional settings &
Outlook time zones to the UK. I am sick of it so I have changed the registry
as advised elsewhere. (Run "regedit" and add a new DWORD
"DisableTimeZoneAutoPrompt" under HKEY_CURRENT_USER
\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Options\Calendar. and set its value to
1)

 

[Allen Browne]

Perci, thanks for posting. That works.

 

[jim]

Now I am sane again.
Thanks Perci

Perci, thanks for posting. That works.