KB207563 - How To Remotely Check the Time Zone on Windows NT

Article ID: 207563

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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The instructions below will describe how to remotely verify what time zone a computer running Windows NT is in without the use of API calls.

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Follow these steps to verify the time zone:

Use Regedt32 and remotely connect to the registry on the computer you want to check.

Look at the value of in the following key:

      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
      \TimeZoneInformation\StandardName

You will see the time zone listed, for example, Pacific Standard Time.

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