Time not correct..

[shawn]

We run Windows XP in the office. The computer keeps losing time. I thought
maybe the BIOS batteries were bad, being that these machines are old. I
replaced them and it did not help.

I can update the time manually or or double click the time and goto Internet
Time and hit Update Now, but either way a few days later my time is about 10
minutes off.

In fact, I think all the machines are not correct.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we're logging in through a
Windows2003 Small Business Server.

I looked in my Event Viewer and found a bunch of W32Time Error mesages. They
occur many times throughout the day.

Looking on Google I found this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875424

But I ran that from my computer, not from the server. No luck. Not sure if
that needs to be run on the server because I don't have a login and password
to that server... our network consultant is.

Any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

Shawn,

If you're running a SBS. Do you use login scripts? If so, add the following
line to the login script:

NET TIME \\[SERVER_NAME_HERE] /SET /Y

Each time you login it will then synchronise the time with the server

 

[Gerry]

Shawn

What is the computer make and model?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[shawn]

Would I need access to the server and add it to the login script there? If
so we'll have to do it the next time our consultant comes. He's hard to get
in contact with and costly.

Shawn,

If you're running a SBS. Do you use login scripts? If so, add the
following line to the login script:

NET TIME \\[SERVER_NAME_HERE] /SET /Y

Each time you login it will then synchronise the time with the server

--
SPAMCOP User

We run Windows XP in the office. The computer keeps losing time. I
thought maybe the BIOS batteries were bad, being that these machines are
old. I replaced them and it did not help.

I can update the time manually or or double click the time and goto
Internet Time and hit Update Now, but either way a few days later my time
is about 10 minutes off.

In fact, I think all the machines are not correct.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we're logging in through
a Windows2003 Small Business Server.

I looked in my Event Viewer and found a bunch of W32Time Error mesages.
They occur many times throughout the day.

Looking on Google I found this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875424

But I ran that from my computer, not from the server. No luck. Not sure
if that needs to be run on the server because I don't have a login and
password to that server... our network consultant is.

Any suggestions?

 

[shawn]

Server? Dell PowerEdge 1500. Office computers? Dell Dimension 4500.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Is the WinXP machine fully patched at Windows Update?

Is the correct time displayed on the Win2003 Server?

I looked in my Event Viewer and found a bunch of W32Time Error mesages.

Such as...?

 

[Guest]

Hi Shawn,

Hopefully, you are able to logon as the administrator as you will need the
access rights to do the following otherwise it will act like a read only
file & ask you to save it under a different name

If you do:

\\[SERVER_NAME_HERE]\NETLOGON & press enter

You should see a logon script. Example: Logon.bat

Right-click that batch file & add the line:

NET TIME \\[SERER_NAME_HERE] /SET /Y

Save & exit the file

If in AD the users are configured on the PROFILE tab to use logon.bat for
example the next time they logon it will run that script synchronising the
time

If you want to login to the server then the path will be to your SYSVOL
folder & follow it through to the scripts (shared) directory. Inside there
you will see the login script

Alternatively, do what PA Bear wants to do & lookup the W32Time error in
Google. I know for a fact that there is a good command line fix on Technet.
All W32Time Technet articles are here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Search/en-US/?query=w32time&resultsLang=en-GB&ac=3

Am flying out of the country this evening for a few days so I hope this
fixes your issue

--
SPAMCOP User

Would I need access to the server and add it to the login script there? If
so we'll have to do it the next time our consultant comes. He's hard to
get in contact with and costly.

Shawn,

If you're running a SBS. Do you use login scripts? If so, add the
following line to the login script:

NET TIME \\[SERVER_NAME_HERE] /SET /Y

Each time you login it will then synchronise the time with the server

--
SPAMCOP User

We run Windows XP in the office. The computer keeps losing time. I
thought maybe the BIOS batteries were bad, being that these machines are
old. I replaced them and it did not help.

I can update the time manually or or double click the time and goto
Internet Time and hit Update Now, but either way a few days later my
time is about 10 minutes off.

In fact, I think all the machines are not correct.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we're logging in through
a Windows2003 Small Business Server.

I looked in my Event Viewer and found a bunch of W32Time Error mesages.
They occur many times throughout the day.

Looking on Google I found this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875424

But I ran that from my computer, not from the server. No luck. Not sure
if that needs to be run on the server because I don't have a login and
password to that server... our network consultant is.

Any suggestions?