How to update system time more frequently? (Clock is slow!)

[DeanB]

Can you change the interval between automatic time updates on XP? I
think it does it every week or 10 days or so, but my server's clock is
loosing abour 30 seconds a day for some reason so I want to update it
every day. (I have security cameras that have to synchronize with the
server once a day).

Many thanks for any help.

 

[smlunatick]

Can you change the interval between automatic time updates on XP? I
think it does it every week or 10 days or so, but my server's clock is
loosing abour 30 seconds a day for some reason so I want to update it
every day. (I have security cameras that have to synchronize with the
server once a day).

Many thanks for any help.

Locate and install another time sync setting program. These can
update the time in internals of minutes to days.

 

[Rey Santos]

Change Internet Time Sync Interval v2.0
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_inet_time.htm

 

[Gerry]

Dean

Is the BIOS clock losing time. If it is it is tome to replace the BIOS
battery.


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[DeanB]

Dean

Is the BIOS clock losing time. If it is it is tome to replace the BIOS
battery.

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Its a new computer! Less than 3 months old.

 

[DeanB]

Locate and install another time sync setting program.  These can
update the time in internals of minutes to days.

Can you recommend one?

 

[Unknown]

You can change the sync time interval by a registry change (edit)
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\current control
set\services\w32time\timeproviders\NTP client
In the right panel--Special Poll Interval
Set decimal time in seconds right click--modify.

Dean

Is the BIOS clock losing time. If it is it is tome to replace the BIOS
battery.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Its a new computer! Less than 3 months old.

 

[smlunatick]

Can you recommend one?

http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.htm

http://sourceforge.net/projects/nettime

 

[Gerry]

Dean

Desktop or laptop?


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Gerry
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Dean

Is the BIOS clock losing time. If it is it is tome to replace the BIOS
battery.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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Its a new computer! Less than 3 months old.

 

[DeanB]

You can change the sync time interval by a registry change (edit)
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\current control
set\services\w32time\timeproviders\NTP client
In the right panel--Special Poll Interval







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Perfect! Thank you - I don't have access to my server from work, but
on my office machine now it says 3600, which means it polls every hour?

 

[DeanB]

Dean

Desktop or laptop?

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Gerry
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Desktop. Always connected.

 

[DeanB]

http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.htm

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Smlunatick - Thanks very much - it looks promising, I will use one of
these if the registry setting change does not work.

-Dean

 

[Gerry]

Thanks Jim for compliment <G>.

We had two cats. My daughters named them Moriarty and Macavity. Macavity
enjoyed a long life. Moriarty was not so fortunate.


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[Unknown]

That is correct. You can verify by control panel--date and time--internet
time tab. It will tell you last sync time.

You can change the sync time interval by a registry change (edit)
Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\current control
set\services\w32time\timeproviders\NTP client
In the right panel--Special Poll Interval
Set decimal time in seconds right click--modify."DeanB"







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Perfect! Thank you - I don't have access to my server from work, but
on my office machine now it says 3600, which means it polls every hour?

 

[DeanB]

That is correct. You can verify by control panel--date and time--internet






Perfect! Thank you - I don't have access to my server from work, but
on my office machine now it says 3600, which means it polls every hour?- Hide quoted text -

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My office machine does not have any tab for setting the
synchronization - I guess its a different version of XP from my
server. Both of them are XP Pro.

 

[smlunatick]

My office machine does not have any tab for setting the
synchronization - I guess its a different version of XP from my
server. Both of them are XP Pro.

If the XP Pro is part of a Windows Server Domain, the network
administration can remove this Internet Time Sync tab.

 

[DeanB]

If the XP Pro is part of a Windows Server Domain, the network
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And indeed it is! You are very knowledgeable!

 

[DeanB]

What makes you think it's my real name?

BTW - the registry setting works like a charm. Thanks. I have no idea
what the SpecialPollTimeRemaining item does, and I may have messed
with it, but everything still works fine.

 

[Unknown]

Great!

What makes you think it's my real name?

BTW - the registry setting works like a charm. Thanks. I have no idea
what the SpecialPollTimeRemaining item does, and I may have messed
with it, but everything still works fine.