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Title: Windows XP time running fast
Post by: knight on January 05, 2004, 15:11

Do people have a solution for this weird problem:

once every week I have to re-set the time settings on my computer because it is running 5 minutes or so fast!

In stead of manually changing settings I can also use the "Update Now" button of the automatic time server update in Windows XP. So nothing wrong with the automatic update proces...

Anyone got a clue?

Cheers!

J.

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: Serenity on January 05, 2004, 15:18

Hello Knight and  :welcome: Im afraid I am unable to help you with this particular query but one of our regular "Techies" will be along shortly to assist you  :D

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: Tony on January 05, 2004, 15:21

Hiya Knight,

I use this free prog, it can be set to auto check/update your clock as often as you want [mine is set to once per day] I'm on W2K Pro and as XP is just a tarted up version of W2K Pro it will work fine on your setup http://www.rocketsoftware.com/portfolio/rockettime/upgrade.htm (http://www.rocketsoftware.com/portfolio/rockettime/upgrade.htm)

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: knight on January 05, 2004, 16:01

Program looks OK! Solves the problem indeed... though the problem in itself gives me the creeps...

If someone could indicate a possible cause of the problem: thanks!!

K.

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: Simon on January 05, 2004, 16:39

Not sure if this isn't stating the bleeding obvious, but if you right click your clock, go to 'Adjust Date/Time', you get the clock setting screen.  One of the tabs should be 'Internet Time' (see below), which allows you to synchonise with a time server, and that should keep the time accurate for you.  It does on mine, anyway.   :)

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: knight on January 05, 2004, 19:10

Yap that is bleeding obvious, so I didn't fall for that one ;-) Of course the automatic update is on. Frequency of update process is however not high enough to prevent a irritating time difference (its running fast) of up to 10 minutes in a few days.

Maybe Mobo is just whacko (its the MS-6570 with the nVidea nForce2 chipset)?

K.

Title: Re:Windows XP time running fast
Post by: Dack on January 05, 2004, 19:21

Might be worth simply changing your CMOS battery as it will be that keeping the clock running when the system is powered down.

Anyway you are only getting a 1 second in 2016 seconds error :)