Time Synchronization

[pjm]

I am running Windows Server 2003 on my server and Windows XP on 7 desktops
that are networked. The time on the desktops synchronize with the server
since they are members of the domain. I have a non-Microsoft program that
occasionally requires me to change the date on the desktops. Is there anyway
I can change the date on a domain desktop and not have it automatically
synch with the server?

 

[John Wunderlich]

I am running Windows Server 2003 on my server and Windows XP on 7
desktops that are networked. The time on the desktops synchronize
with the server since they are members of the domain. I have a
non-Microsoft program that occasionally requires me to change the
date on the desktops. Is there anyway I can change the date on a
domain desktop and not have it automatically synch with the
server?

Simply stop the Windows Time Service.

Bring up a command prompt and enter the command:
net stop "windows time"

Or Right-click "My Computer" -> Manage -> Services -> Windows Time
and stop it.

It will restart at next reboot or you can start it manually:
net start "windows time".

Note that if your time is too far off from the domain time, domain
authentication might suffer.

HTH,
John