December 2008 cumulative daylight saving time (DST) update for Exchange 2000

A cumulative update for daylight saving time (DST) changes in several countries is now available for computers that are running Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server.

Update information

The update that is described in this article changes the time zone data to account for changes in the time zones that are listed in this article. This cumulative update also addresses daylight saving time (DST) changes in several countries which were updated in previous cumulative releases. This update adds updated DST information to the Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) time zone tables.

For more information about the changes that are made to the daylight saving time changes to several other countries, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how DST changes may affect other Microsoft products, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more information about how to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systems, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Time zone data that was updated

• Pacific SA Standard Time
  Adds a new time zone for the Santiago time zone that introduces DST start dates and end dates for changes after the prior cumulative time zone update was created in August 2008.
• E. South America Standard Time
  Adds a new time zone for the Brasilia time zone that introduces DST start dates and end dates for changes after the prior cumulative time zone update was created in August 2008.
• Egypt Standard Time
  Adds a new time zone for the Cairo time zone and for the Manaus time zone that introduces DST start dates and end dates.
• Iran Standard Time
  Adds a new time zone for the Teheran time zone and for the Manaus time zone that introduces DST start dates and end dates.
• Israel Standard Time
  Adds a new time zone for the Jerusalem time zone and for the Manaus time zone that introduces DST start dates and end dates.

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: 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 requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix package. However, after you install this hotfix, the Exchange Information Store service and all dependent services are restarted.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it 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.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: