Clock

[Barry Karas]

I have WinXP Pro with SP2.

It appears that my clock [on the lower corner of my desktop] drops an
hour regularly. I don't change anything...except when the time is
wrong...which is pretty often.

How would I fix this problem?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

 

[dev]

There are several possibilities. A few are discussed here...
http://www.andybrain.com/archive/mb/pc_time_problems.htm

/Barry Karas/ said:

I have WinXP Pro with SP2.

It appears that my clock [on the lower corner of my desktop] drops an
hour regularly. I don't change anything...except when the time is
wrong...which is pretty often.

How would I fix this problem?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

 

[Guest]

I have WinXP Pro with SP2.

It appears that my clock [on the lower corner of my desktop] drops an
hour regularly. I don't change anything...except when the time is
wrong...which is pretty often.

How would I fix this problem?

If it drops the hour when turned off, then the computer's BIOS clock may be
incorrect. Replace the Lithium-Ion battery that is mounted on the motherboard.

 

[sandy58]

New battery??

 

[Dennis Barbier]

Is it dropping *exactly* an hour?

That would be more indicitave of your time zone settings getting messed
than a screwed up CMOS battery.

 

[Barry Karas]

Yes, it is dropping EXACTLY an hour.

I thought the problem lay in the time zone settings, as you did, and I
check it each time…and the zone is correct (Eastern).

Barry Karas
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Is it dropping *exactly* an hour?

That would be more indicitave of your time zone settings getting messed
than a screwed up CMOS battery.

I have WinXP Pro with SP2.

It appears that my clock [on the lower corner of my desktop] drops an
hour regularly. I don't change anything...except when the time is
wrong...which is pretty often.

How would I fix this problem?

Thank you,

Barry Kara