Clock lags when using Vista

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I have a similar issue. My time clocks lags when using Windows Vista Ultimate x64
AMD x64 4200+. I have called support and they don't know.

How do you change the sync time with NTP.

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Pisco said:
I have a similar issue. My time clocks lags when using Windows Vista Ultimate x64
AMD x64 4200+. I have called support and they don't know.
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How severe is your clock lag, minutes per hour or more/less?
How do you change the sync time with NTP.
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Search for 'NTP' in the Vista discussions, you should find good instructions
both for changing the time server used as well as changing the synchronizing
interval.

I'm still lagging as well, though it's not a major problem anymore as I
changed my sync interval to 15 minutes. It's still bugging me, though.
 
swedan said:
I actually have this problem with about a couple of minutes per hour.
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My lag is something pretty similar, a few minutes in an hour.
The thing is - and please don't kill me - I'm not even using x64. I
have Ultimate x32 and have gone mad about finding information about
this problem.
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I'm not using x64 either, I have Vista x32 Ultimate as well. And I've gone
mad, too. ;D
Now, thanks to you, I've set my clock synchronizing every
hour (even though I think I'll set it to 15 minutes as you when thinking
about it).
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I like 15 minutes as the minutes stay in time that way. It hasn't bothered
me nearly as much since.
Has any new info arose? There must be a lot of users having this
problem.
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Haven't really found any, which is a bit of a surpise. You'd think many
users have the same problem. The Compuserve forum mentioned above might have
something - nothing suggested there has worked for me though.

What kind of a computer do you have - maybe we have some hardware in common
that might explain the problem. Or software, for that matter.
 
swedan said:
I'm running Vista Ultimate (x32) on a Athlon X2 4400+ with an Asus
A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. 2 gb ram and nothing else particular.
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My configuration can be found in the first post of this thread. I'm using an
Intel Core 2 Duo processor with abit AB9 Pro motherboard (Intel P965 chipset)
and 4GB RAM. Not much help there. I'm using an Asus VGA EN7950GT graphics
card with latest NVidia beta drivers (I've tested every available driver,
betas and standard drivers included.).
 
OK ... I too am having major time issues on an HP Pavilion 32bit
laptop. The time lag is about 15-30 minutes every hour and after a
while web certificates become out of date and unuseable .... and anti-
virus stops auto updating. I got onto HP technical support who only
asked if i wanted to set Daylight Savings Time!! Morons .... even
after explaning time and again the symptoms. I'm completely at a
loss ... I've tried everything from reinstalling Vista to running
numerous malware/virus scans and nothing is coming up ... for a new OS
this is TOTALLY unacceptable! This isn't a minor problem it's a Major
one. Lots of applications use timestamps and so if your clocks wrong
they arn't getting the correct info ..... I'm starting to get Very
Frustrated with MS for this OS .... seriously thinking about going
back to UBUNTU or another distro of Linux.
 
It seems that anyone who has a problem with their use of Vista threatens to
go to Linux. Don't threaten. Just go already. See how long till you come
back.

Few people are having time problems and it is not wide spread. It is
specific to "some" computer configurations.

If you do a clean wipe/install and add NOTHING else, do you have time
problems? That means no antivirus software installed. No security suites
installed. Just as Vista installs from the Vista DVD. If it works OK under
those conditions, it is NOT Vista causing your problems. And, until you test
in this way you will not know for sure.

Remember, Dell computers were notorious for causing the exact same problem
when Windows XP came out. Dell eventually came out with a fix.

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Richard Urban MVP
Microsoft Windows Shell/User
 
the same problem with clocks. lag for is approx. 1 min per hour, that's
annoying indeed. as i understood Eetu didn't get clock fixed, so is there
anyway to do that? thanks
 
Tashkenter said:
the same problem with clocks. lag for is approx. 1 min per hour, that's
annoying indeed. as i understood Eetu didn't get clock fixed, so is there
anyway to do that? thanks
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Haven't solved the clock problem yet but it isn't bothering me as much after
I set the synchronizing interval to 15 minutes (see earlier in this thread).

What kind of hardware/software do you have (compared to mine in the first
post of the thread) - maybe there are some similarities that could shed light
on the origin of the problem?

-Eetu
 
Clock lags! 1 minute per hour!!! same problem, it lags only when PC is on. is
there any solution?
 
<grin> And you know it doesn't lag when the PC is off HOW?

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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
OK so my Windows clock actually stops when the laptop is off .... and
I lose about 30-45 mins per hour.
 
Hi,

An update to my situation with the clock lag:

I've had my clock syncronization off for three straight days now, and my
clock doesn't appear to be lagging anymore. It has been keeping perfect time
for the entire period when the synch's been off, both when the computer is on
and powered down.

The most likely solution: a BIOS update for my abit AB9 Pro motherboard that
just came out. After I flashed the new BIOS, the clock hasn't been losing
time. The release notes for the new BIOS are as follows (from
http://www.abit.com.tw/):

1. Fixed the issue that the system hangs during Vista installation, when
using a Kentsfield CPU.
2. Fixed the issue where the system sometimes hangs on POST code 2A.
3. Fixed the JMB363 performance issue.
4. JMB363 now works as intended when enabling ICH8R RAID ROM.
5. The "EIST adjusting" function now works as intended.
6. BIOS compiled date: 4/2/2007

On another note, I updated to the new nVidia Forceware drivers around the
same time, be it slightly before, and I'm fairly certain that the clock was
lagging even with the new nVidia drivers. Can't be 100 percent sure, though.

The BIOS update worked for me, so it might be a good bet if nothing else has
solved the problem for you. Especially if your motherboard uses Intel's P965
chipset.

Updating your motherboard's BIOS is always a bit risky, so if you decide to
try it, be sure to read the instructions carefully and proceed accordingly.

Regards,
Eetu with Vista
 
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