Date error in WinXP vs. Ubuntu

[Colin Law]

On 9 May 2010 18:08, Andrew S <akinstur at yahoo.com> wrote:
> True: Ubuntu sets the hardware clock to UTC, then translates to local time in the OS, whereas XP sets the hardware clock to local time. But I haven't enountered this problem when moving other files (e.g.,
> OpenOffice Calc files with dates) back and forth between
> Windows and Ubuntu.

I believe it is not a matter of how the OS handles the time but
whether the OS is set to the correct timezone.  Check that the
timezone settings setup on the two machines are the same.

Colin L