XP Pro SP2 System date intermittently increases by one.

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Bert

Hi all

Has anyone any ideas as to why my system date intermittently increases by
one. (For example, changes from Monday Jan 3 to Tuesday Jan 4, with the
time remaining correct.) I have a well maintained XP Pro SP2 system. No
hardware problems. No malware. I am the only user. It is a stand alone
computer.

Alternatively, how can I log the "culprit" that is causing this event?
Thanks in advance. Please address any replies to the news group. My email
address is false.
Bert
 
Bert said:
Hi all

Has anyone any ideas as to why my system date intermittently
increases by one. (For example, changes from Monday Jan 3 to Tuesday
Jan 4, with the time remaining correct.) I have a well maintained XP
Pro SP2 system. No hardware problems. No malware. I am the only
user. It is a stand alone computer.

Alternatively, how can I log the "culprit" that is causing this event?
Thanks in advance. Please address any replies to the news group. My
email address is false.
Bert
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IIRC, a few years ago there was a Norton program doing that.

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Hi Frank

Many thanks for your reply. It is much appreciated. The problem was
present with Norton System Works 2004 (Professional) and it is still present
with Norton System Works 2005 (Premier). Both were done with a clean
install. I have to admit NSW 2004/2005 is my prime suspect. The problem
was present on November 10 and NSW 2005 was installed on November 28.
Please address any replies to the news group. My email address is false.
Bert
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP"
 
Hi all

A bit of judicious auditing has shown that System Mechanic 5 is changing the
date when its cleanup function is run, but not always changing it back.
Please address any replies to the news group. My email address is false.
Bert
 
Hi Frank
No, System Mechanic is not part of Symantec.

Here is the reply I received from their Tech Support:
"Thank you for using System Mechanic 5.
This is caused by the Clean your Tracks tool option "Erase History Record
Files of Visited Web Pages". There is certain data on the system which are
in use and locked. In order to access and clean the data, the tool forwards
the system date by one day, erases the files, and then resets the date to
the correct day.

If this is causing a problem with your system or other applications, it is
recommended to turning off the option.

From within System Mechanic 4 and 5:

1. Click on the CLEAN tool group.

2. Click on the Clean up your tracks tool.

3. Select the Internet History tab.

4. Uncheck the box labelled Erase History Record Files of Visited Web
Pages." Please address any replies to the news group. My email address is
false. Bert
 
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