A hotfix is available to update the "(GMT +03:00) Baghdad" time zone for 2008 in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista

View products that this article applies to.

Important Before you apply the hotfix that is described in the "More information" section, consider any issues that may affect Microsoft Office Outlook. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

931667� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667/ ) How to address the daylight saving time changes in 2007 by using the Time Zone Data Update Tool for Microsoft Office Outlook

↑ Back to the top

Introduction

Microsoft has learned of a possible change in the observance of daylight saving time in Iraq that could affect customers who use the "(GMT +03:00) Baghdad" time zone. (This is also known as the Arabic time zone.) We have unofficial reports that the Ministry of Iraq has decided that the country will no longer observe daylight saving time. Daylight saving time has historically taken effect in Iraq on April 1 and has continued through October 1. Currently, it seems that this change is likely. However, this information could be reversed at any time.

On April 1, 2008, Windows-based computers that are configured to use the "(GMT +03:00) Baghdad" time zone will automatically transition to daylight saving time despite the expected change in Iraq's daylight saving time policy. However, the hotfix that is described in the "More information" section updates the "(GMT +03:00) Baghdad" time zone in compliance with this expected policy change, beginning April 1, 2008.

For more information about time zone changes in Windows, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

942763� December 2007 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems

↑ Back to the top

More information

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix package.

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix package may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix package contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.The Arabic version of this hotfix uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.After the hotfix is installed, the Arabic version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table: