Kooky clock

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My clock -- the one that appears on the toolbar at the bottom right --
for the past few weeks no longer keeps proper time...it's always off by
about half and hour. This has never happened to me before.

I've clicked on the clock, gone to the "date and time properties"
window, and then to the "internet time" tab and clicked on "update now"
with the "automatically syncronize with an internet time server"
checked off (I've tried it with both "time.nist.gov" and
"time.windows.com" at different times) and although it will update it
right then, it no longer does it automatically.

What gives?
 
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My clock -- the one that appears on the toolbar at the bottom right --
for the past few weeks no longer keeps proper time...it's always off
by about half and hour. This has never happened to me before.

I've clicked on the clock, gone to the "date and time properties"
window, and then to the "internet time" tab and clicked on "update
now" with the "automatically syncronize with an internet time server"
checked off (I've tried it with both "time.nist.gov" and
"time.windows.com" at different times) and although it will update it
right then, it no longer does it automatically.

What gives?
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Try replacing the CMOS battery first. If that doesn't work then post back.
Pray that it works... If it doesn't then look into something called the RTC
chip and instead of getting the glass, sync, and 4 years learning to
desolder and solder (yeah you used to be able to pull some right off the
board and replace 'em but no more I'm afraid) just replace the mobo.

Chances are VERY high that it's something simpler.

Replace the clock and verify - if you will - that the loss of time also
happens in safe mode without networking. If it's still happening there then,
well, better you are looking at a hardware issue and if you don't want to
buy a new board then simply get one of the many clock sync applications you
can find online.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my
declining years to the composition of a textbook which shall focus the
whole art of detection into one volume." - Sherlock Holmes
 
Hi,

A slow clock while the system is running is usually from a software
conflict. AV programs are particularly suspect in this regard. Check that
the clock in the system BIOS is correct. If you change it and it begins to
fall behind the next time you check it, then change the CMOS battery.
Otherwise, start by disabling programs that load in the background at boot,
as one or more of them is causing the problem. You can use the system
configuration utility to do this, see:

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP [Q310560]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310560

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
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