Hi
Maybe this will help:
Clients May Not Synchronize Time Correctly After Hardware Changes on
Windows 2000
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry.
Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that
you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;256986
SYMPTOMS
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If you restore a system to different hardware, the system may start to lose
time when Windows tries to synchronize the time by using the Windows Time
service. This issue may also occur if you use images to install Windows
2000 on a different hardware architecture.
CAUSE
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The Windows Time service uses a clock rate that depends on the time
interrupt rate, which can be different based on the hardware. In Windows
2000, the Windows Time service stores this information in the following
registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters\Adj
The Adj value varies by hardware. If you use images or restore to different
hardware, the Adj rate cause the system not to synchronize correctly.
WORKAROUND
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using
Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To work around this problem, delete the Adj value from the following
registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters
After you stop and then restart the Windows Time service, the system time
functions correctly.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products
that are listed at the beginning of this article. .
The information in this article applies to:
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
o Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Reference Link:
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321290&Product=win20
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Shilpa Sinha
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