Dan,
It DID affect the functionality of my laptop as a remote! Why else would I work around it? Tell me, Dan, does your wrist watch automacilly adjust for daylight saving? Your alarm clock? Your wall clock? How much time do you spend on these twice a year? My fix took less than a minute and fixed the issues I was having. I figure I can spend two minutes a year until Comcast gets their heads out of their butts to restore what I had to start with!
By the way, I'm an IT Manager.