New Event Default: 12AM

Hello! I was wondering if there was a way to change the default start time for a new event? For some reason it seems only recent my default time has been 12AM. I wasn't sure if this had to do with MobileMe, but I checked and there is not an obvious option there either. I have the "Start" of my day set to 8am, I would think if I were to schedule something it would default to that.

juliefit,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
The default start time is not user selectable, but it should not be 12AM. Default start time should be the next hour closest to the current time, i.e. if the current time is between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM the default time should be 3:00 PM.
If your system is not working that way you may want to try refreshing the iCal plist file. You will find the com.apple.iCal.plist file in your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder. Quit iCal, drag the com.apple.iCal.plist file to your Desktop, log out/in or restart and check iCal for normal behavior.
You may also want to check System Preferences...>Language & Text>Formats>and Set/Reset your "Region:"
;~)

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