Changing frequencey of Time Synchronization

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Vista wants to resynchonize the time once per week. Is it possible to
change this so that the time is resynchonized each time the machine boots?
(Without running an additonal program such as Automachron.)
 
I found this reply I wrote on 10/28/2001. It is still applicable to, and
works just fine with Vista. I have added what may help for Vista:


"Windows XP, as loaded, automatically updates the system time every 7 days
from one of two time (more choices available in Vista) servers. This
interval can be changed as follows:

Go to Start. Type run in the search box.

In the search box type *regedit* - without the *

Using regedit, search (press ctrl/F) for *specialpollinterval* - without the
*


Double click on the key in the right screen.

Click on decimal.

You will see that the decimal value is 604800, the number of seconds in 7
days.

Highlight the number to edit this decimal value to any value you desire,
remembering that there are
86400 seconds in one day, 3600 seconds in an hour.

Click OK

Press F3 to find the next instance of the same key

Do the above for each instance of the value "specialpollinterval".

When you get to the end of the registry, close the window.

Reboot system.

You have now changed the polling interval of when your computer will update
it's internal clock with that of the internet time server.

Cheers!!!"


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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Many thanks

Richard Urban said:
I found this reply I wrote on 10/28/2001. It is still applicable to, and
works just fine with Vista. I have added what may help for Vista:


"Windows XP, as loaded, automatically updates the system time every 7 days
from one of two time (more choices available in Vista) servers. This
interval can be changed as follows:

Go to Start. Type run in the search box.

In the search box type *regedit* - without the *

Using regedit, search (press ctrl/F) for *specialpollinterval* - without
the *


Double click on the key in the right screen.

Click on decimal.

You will see that the decimal value is 604800, the number of seconds in 7
days.

Highlight the number to edit this decimal value to any value you desire,
remembering that there are
86400 seconds in one day, 3600 seconds in an hour.

Click OK

Press F3 to find the next instance of the same key

Do the above for each instance of the value "specialpollinterval".

When you get to the end of the registry, close the window.

Reboot system.

You have now changed the polling interval of when your computer will
update
it's internal clock with that of the internet time server.

Cheers!!!"


--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
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Select the poll interval. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\
SpecialPollInterval
b. In the right pane, right-click SpecialPollInterval, and then click
Modify.
c. In Edit DWORD Value, type TimeInSeconds in the Value data box, and then
click OK.

Note TimeInSeconds is a placeholder for the number of seconds that you want
between each poll.

Joe
 
Hi Joe,

I have been trying to do so but I always get an "access denied" message.
This is happening all the time, even if I am logged in as administrator.

Any clue why that is ?

Thanks



Joe Guidera said:
Select the poll interval. To do this, follow these steps:

a. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient\
SpecialPollInterval
b. In the right pane, right-click SpecialPollInterval, and then click
Modify.
c. In Edit DWORD Value, type TimeInSeconds in the Value data box, and then
click OK.

Note TimeInSeconds is a placeholder for the number of seconds that you want
between each poll.

Joe
Click to expand...
 
If you try to run regedit (start regedit) do you get prompted to elevate to
administrator? If not, create a shortcut to regedit then right click on the
properties for the shortcut and set it to run as administrator. In Vista
even the administrator account runs with reduced privs unless you
specifically elevate permissions (or are running in safe mode). In my case,
with UAC on, if I run regedit, I'm prompted to elevate to admin, say yes and
am able to modify the key in question.

Joe
 
YES IT WORKED ! and thanks Joe for this clear explanation.
I am less stupid now :-))

Thanks again for your help
 
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