From: "Geo." 

When I boot knoppix, I don't need to do anything, it comes up with the right time.

Geo.

"mike"  wrote in message
news:bb2mu29p0p4eutgmhtns3dcgsnno3pecr0{at}4ax.com...
>
> Linux and the BSDs want to use UTC for the hardware clock.
>
> In fact, there is a program that allows Linux and the BSDs to
> accommodate a Windows-based hardware clock that is set to local time.
>
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=adjkerntz&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpat
h=FreeBSD+6.2-RELEASE&format=html
>
>
> So the question remains, why does Windows insist on setting the hardware
> clock to local time?
>
>
> /m
>
>
>
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 11:08:12 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
>
>>So that when you dual boot into Linux the time is correct.
>>
>>Geo.
>>
>>"mike"  wrote in message
>>news:2aklu2pfe4oecu7fv4tiaorup0j1vfjb3u{at}4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:16:58 -0500, Mike N.

>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  NT uses UTC internally
>>>
>>> Then why does Windows insist on setting the hardware clock to local
>>> time?
>>>
>>> /m

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