Date and Time Properties: Internet Time

P

Phisherman

Whenever I try to update my system clock using "Date and Time
Properties," "Internet Time," I get the following error:


An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com


I tried another server (time.nist.gov) with the same results. Then I
tried installing "Atomic Alarm Clock" by Drive Software Company. When
trying to get the time I get the following error:


Failed to get atomic time


I'm using Windows XP Home and going through a WinProxy server. I
enabled the time servers in the firewall. Any ideas?
 
W

witan

Whenever I try to update my system clock using "Date and Time
Properties," "Internet Time," I get the following error:

An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com

I tried another server (time.nist.gov) with the same results. Then I
tried installing "Atomic Alarm Clock" by Drive Software Company. When
trying to get the time I get the following error:

Failed to get atomic time

I'm using Windows XP Home and going through a WinProxy server. I
enabled the time servers in the firewall. Any ideas?

Make sure that the Windows Time service (W32Time) is running.
 
P

Phisherman

Make sure that the Windows Time service (W32Time) is running.


The w32Time is running. Set to "automatic." I tried stopping and
starting the service, still fails to contact the server.

:(
 
P

Phisherman

tock.usno.navy.mil


That worked! And it worked BOTH in Windows Date/Time Properties and
Atomic Alarm Clock. Don't know exactly why this works and the other
servers did not, perhaps a different protocol?

Many thanks to Unknown. And, I must say, the US Navy rocks!
 
U

Unknown

Happy it solved your problem.
Phisherman said:
That worked! And it worked BOTH in Windows Date/Time Properties and
Atomic Alarm Clock. Don't know exactly why this works and the other
servers did not, perhaps a different protocol?

Many thanks to Unknown. And, I must say, the US Navy rocks!
 
G

Guest

An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com

This worked in XP Home SP2:
Open a command prompt - run cmd.exe - then type these lines:

net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister <-- [ignore error message]
w32tm /register
net start w32time

Go to the clock and click 'Update Now'. I used time-a.nist.gov for the server.

In the registry there were two extra values "Group=" and "FailureActions="
in the first key
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time] and one extra
subkey [..\W32Time\Enum] (with values) in the old non-working registry
configuration. Maybe that's what's causing the problem. I suspect the
"FailureActions=" value may have been bad and getting rid of it fixed the
problem (but I didn't try to recreate the problem).
 
B

bbunny

Phisherman said:
Whenever I try to update my system clock using "Date and Time
Properties," "Internet Time," I get the following error:


An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com


I tried another server (time.nist.gov) with the same results. Then I
tried installing "Atomic Alarm Clock" by Drive Software Company. When
trying to get the time I get the following error:


Failed to get atomic time


I'm using Windows XP Home and going through a WinProxy server. I
enabled the time servers in the firewall. Any ideas?

I just love the guess work on this newsgroup.
Read the last paragraph.

<http://tf.nist.gov/service/time-servers.html>

Google for another ntp server such as <us.pool.ntp.org>
 
G

Guest

I have had the same issue and also use McAfee. To answer your question you
have to enable or open port 123 (w32time) under "system services" when your
under program permissions or the area where you would modify which programs
have access to the internet.

Once you enable or open port 123 or under system services check "network
time protocol" and your computer will be able to update with windows time
server or any other server you may choose.

Also... If you use any other 3rd party firewalls you would also have to make
sure that the network time protocol (port 123) is enabled or granted to
access internet.

Knowledge is Power
http://opsec.spaces.live.com
 
G

Guest

I have had the same issue and also use McAfee. To answer your question you
have to enable or open port 123 (w32time) under "system services" when your
under program permissions or the area where you would modify which programs
have access to the internet.

Once you enable or open port 123 or under system services check "network
time protocol" and your computer will be able to update with windows time
server or any other server you may choose.

Also... If you use any other 3rd party firewalls you would also have to make
sure that the network time protocol (port 123) is enabled or granted to
access internet.

Knowledge is Power
http://opsec.spaces.live.com
 

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