# FreeGuide Timezones

Before you use FreeGuide you need to set your environment variable "TZ" to your time zone. ("EST5EDT" refers to New York timezone, so you'll need to adjust it, e.g to "GMT" for London.) Here's how:

## With Windows 2000/XP:

- Right Click "My Computer" -> Properties
- Choose the Advanced Tab and click the Environment Variables button at the bottom middle of the window.
- Click the "New" button in the Global Variables section.
- Variable Name: TZ
- Variable Value: EST5EDT
- Click OK
- Click OK

## With Windows 95/98/ME:

- Add a line "set TZ=EST5EDT" to the file c:\autoexec.bat
- Restart your computer

## With Linux:

- Bash users: Add a line "export TZ=EST5EDT" to the file ~/.bash_profile