ok, the steps do not work for me. seems to be loosing time even when computer
is on. i sync with the net. eveything is alright for awhile but the second
hand continues to drag and within 15 mintutes the clock has lost 30 minutes.
"blondieblue227" wrote:
> thank you ken for mentioning that. my clock seems be draging. the second hand
> is missing a beat here and there. it happened after a power surge. i'll try
> the steps you listed.
>
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > thecreator wrote:
> >
> > > Hi shrimpy,
> > >
> > > Replace the Motherboard's CMOS Battery, with a new one. That's the
> > > simplest solution and hope that fixes it,
> >
> >
> > Not quite.
> >
> > Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new battery,
> > he should first take note of whether he is losing time while the computer is
> > running or while it's powered off. If it's while powered off, the problem
> > *is* very likely the battery. But if it's while running, it can *not* be the
> > battery, because the battery isn't used while the computer is running.
> >
> > If the clock loses time while running, try this:
> >
> > Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the following
> > commands:
> >
> > net stop w32time
> > w32tm /unregister
> > w32tm /register
> > net start w32time
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
> >
> > > "shrimpy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> My computer clock has started running slow, about 20 mins an hour. I
> > >> have synchronised with the Windows clock several times but it still
> > >> falls behind.
> > >> How can I fix this please. Shrimpy
> >
> >
> >
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