Internet Time [Update Now] After Service Pack 2

[Guest]

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Bill James]

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

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[Shenan Stanley]

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com" cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

Try this:
1.Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time


Ignore errors, continue with the steps.

 

[SlowJet]

Time need ports 123 UDP and 13 UDP open on FW.
Your firewall must not block protocol NTP.

SJ

 

[Don Taylor]

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

I got what might have been the same message, but there was more to the
error message than you showed, something about having different levels,
but I can't find what was now. Probably another overlooked permission
problem.

 

[Wayne]

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

I can't, but I do have a link to a program that will sync your clock.
ftp://ftp.atomtime.com/atpro31c.exe

 

[Guest]

Yes; IO get the same result.

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Guest]

I have done this and it had no effect still get the error message.

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com" cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

Try this:
1.Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time


Ignore errors, continue with the steps.

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<- Shenan ->
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yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
getting into before you jump in with both feet.

 

[Bob Davis]

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

I got what might have been the same message, but there was more to the
error message than you showed, something about having different levels,
but I can't find what was now. Probably another overlooked permission
problem.

I'm getting the same error:

"An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com.
The time sample was rejected because: The peer's stratum is less than the
host's stratum."

Just another cryptic error message from M$ that gives no clue to a fix. A
Google search didn't help much.

 

[Guest]

I get the same thing on 3 PC's after SP2.

1. Why do I have to this it's obvious it's an SP 2 Problem? I gotta believe
that evryone is having this problem. No?

2. How do I do this?

Time need ports 123 UDP and 13 UDP open on FW.
Your firewall must not block protocol NTP.

SJ

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Bill James]

No, everyone is not having the problem.

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Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

I get the same thing on 3 PC's after SP2.

1. Why do I have to this it's obvious it's an SP 2 Problem? I gotta believe
that evryone is having this problem. No?

2. How do I do this?

Time need ports 123 UDP and 13 UDP open on FW.
Your firewall must not block protocol NTP.

SJ

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[SlowJet]

I think Will Denny had a post that referred to that as being a HOST Linux
date command problem (using old format of a date command)?

UPDTE vs. UPDT???

SJ

It's somewhere in here?

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

I got what might have been the same message, but there was more to the
error message than you showed, something about having different levels,
but I can't find what was now. Probably another overlooked permission
problem.

I'm getting the same error:

"An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com.
The time sample was rejected because: The peer's stratum is less than the
host's stratum."

Just another cryptic error message from M$ that gives no clue to a fix. A
Google search didn't help much.

 

[WSZsr]

It has to be your firewall.

I have done this and it had no effect still get the error message.

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com" cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

Try this:
1.Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time


Ignore errors, continue with the steps.

--
<- Shenan ->
--
The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for
yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately
responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are
getting into before you jump in with both feet.

 

[david]

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I changed
from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday. Then I
entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but this morning
I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov and it worked
several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow. By the way,
the error message for time.windows.com is different than the other sources.
It says that the time difference is too great.

David

Yes; IO get the same result.

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[david]

I use winxp for synchronizing to a time server; not a separate program. I
did use Internet Time by Doug Knox to set the update interval to 24 hours.
At present, I can use the manual update button to synchronize time but the
automatic update does not function. I get several different errors messages
that depends on the time server. The auto update stopped functioning in the
last week or so. It might be related to the latest ie6 update, KB834707,
which was installed on 10/14/04.

David

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I
changed from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday.
Then I entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but
this morning I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov
and it worked several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow.
By the way, the error message for time.windows.com is different than the
other sources. It says that the time difference is too great.

David

Yes; IO get the same result.

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Guest]

I just tried [time-b.nist.gov] and it woks goodly. Thanks for the responce.

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I changed
from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday. Then I
entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but this morning
I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov and it worked
several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow. By the way,
the error message for time.windows.com is different than the other sources.
It says that the time difference is too great.

David

Yes; IO get the same result.

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Unknown]

A far superior one is tock.usno.navy.mil It never fails ---US Navy
Obsevatory.

I just tried [time-b.nist.gov] and it woks goodly. Thanks for the responce.

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I
changed
from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday. Then I
entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but this
morning
I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov and it worked
several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow. By the way,
the error message for time.windows.com is different than the other sources.
It says that the time difference is too great.

David

Yes; IO get the same result.


:

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[david]

tick.usno.navy.mil was the server that I was using when it first failed.

This morning, I removed the autoupdate check and Internet Time 1.1. then I
rebooted. Then I downloaded Internet Time 1.2, checked the autoupdate, and
rebooted. Set Internet Time for 1 hr updates, rebooted, and let it update.
So far, there have been 2 successful autoupdates with time.nist.gov. I will
see how this goes.

David

A far superior one is tock.usno.navy.mil It never fails ---US Navy
Obsevatory.

I just tried [time-b.nist.gov] and it woks goodly. Thanks for the
responce.

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just
started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I
changed
from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday. Then
I
entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but this
morning
I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov and it worked
several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow. By the
way,
the error message for time.windows.com is different than the other
sources.
It says that the time difference is too great.

David


Yes; IO get the same result.


:

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[david]

I do not know if it is what I did, if all the time servers got well, or if
it is the phase of the moon but all of the time servers (5) that were giving
me errors now work. I will go back to sleep and not complain unless the
daylight savings time fiasco repeats.

David

tick.usno.navy.mil was the server that I was using when it first failed.

This morning, I removed the autoupdate check and Internet Time 1.1. then
I rebooted. Then I downloaded Internet Time 1.2, checked the autoupdate,
and rebooted. Set Internet Time for 1 hr updates, rebooted, and let it
update. So far, there have been 2 successful autoupdates with
time.nist.gov. I will see how this goes.

David

A far superior one is tock.usno.navy.mil It never fails ---US Navy
Obsevatory.

I just tried [time-b.nist.gov] and it woks goodly. Thanks for the
responce.

:

I have been using sp2 for two months and I think this problem just
started
(for me). I use a program that synchronizes time every day.

First synchronizing worked normally and then last week it failed. I
changed
from a navy server to time.nist.gov and it worked until yesterday.
Then I
entered time-b.nist.gov because -a did not work. -b worked but this
morning
I got the error message again. I entered time-nw.nist.gov and it
worked
several times today. I will see if it still works tomorrow. By the
way,
the error message for time.windows.com is different than the other
sources.
It says that the time difference is too great.

David


Yes; IO get the same result.


:

Have you tried selecting time.nist.gov in the dropdown box?

--

Bill James
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User

Windows VBScript Utilities » www.billsway.com/vbspage/
Windows Tweaks & Tips » www.billsway.com/notes_public/

After installing SP2 On XP Home when I try [Update Now] on
Internet
Time
I get the messgae:
"An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with
time.windows.com"
cab anyone offer an explanation & fix?

 

[Guest]

Hi, after not finding any help on this issue, and I had the exact same one,
Google found a cached copy of an old post on
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general. Worked perfectly for me.
-------------------------------------------
Try unregistering and re-registering the Time service; this may well do
the trick.

1. Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time

(note spellings w32tm and w32time in different commands)