Setting timezone with login script

[Halfmad]

Anyone know of a way to set the timezone on PCs using the login script? I can't use VB or group policies (I won't go into it - lets just say I want to but been told I can't).

 

I've seen a few examples online but they're for US timezones - anyone actually got this working in the UK? Sadly I can't test this much, need it working pretty much perfectly first time!

[FN-GM]

Try putting this in your current VBS script if you have one.

 

SetLocale(2057)

[SYNACK]

This might help as you can chuck it in a standard batch file that avoids VBS:

 

How to change time zone from command line in windows? - dBforums

Time zone change from command line (Win2k/WinXP):

 

Control.exe TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana

 

alternatively:

RUNDLL32.EXE SHELL32.DLL,Control_RunDLL TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z (GMT-08:00) Pacific

Time (US & Canada); Tijuana

 

where '(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana' is the timezone to be

set.

 

Input value behind /Z is from the Display value under the registry key

'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones'

 

You can use the Std value in those registry keys as well, this is equivalent

with "(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana":

 

Control.exe TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z Pacific Standard Time

[apeo]

Try putting this in your current VBS script if you have one.

 

SetLocale(2057)

 

Didnt know that one. Useful function, will add that to my list.

[Halfmad]

cheers guys, got it all sorted for reference this is what I used:

 

Control.exe TIMEDATE.CPL,,/Z (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London