Making Sense of Windows Time Logging

[null]

In Event Viewer > System, entries such as the following appear for
W32Time:

Event Type: Information
Event Source: W32Time
Event Category: None
Event ID: 35
Date: 4/28/2006
Time: 4:40:04 PM
User: N/A
Computer: yes
Description:
The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time
source xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(ntp.m|0x1|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123).

The problem is these log entries aren't consistent, aren't always posted
when time synch occurs, and they don't jibe with what what I see when I
double click the clock and view the "Internet Time" tab.

For example, the log entry above is the last one shown. But on the
"Internet Time" tab, it says the time was last synched at 6:09 PM, not
4:40 PM. What gives? I would simply like for the log to reflect when
the time is actually synched.

I've done the "w32tm.exe /unregister" and "w32tm.exe /register" thing.
I've tried changing the values of EventLogFlags. I don't understand
what the problem is with regard to logging time synchs accurately.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to synchronize the time with the Windows Time service in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307897/en-us

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
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| In Event Viewer > System, entries such as the following appear for
| W32Time:
|
| Event Type: Information
| Event Source: W32Time
| Event Category: None
| Event ID: 35
| Date: 4/28/2006
| Time: 4:40:04 PM
| User: N/A
| Computer: yes
| Description:
| The time service is now synchronizing the system time with the time
| source xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
| (ntp.m|0x1|xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123->xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:123).
|
| The problem is these log entries aren't consistent, aren't always posted
| when time synch occurs, and they don't jibe with what what I see when I
| double click the clock and view the "Internet Time" tab.
|
| For example, the log entry above is the last one shown. But on the
| "Internet Time" tab, it says the time was last synched at 6:09 PM, not
| 4:40 PM. What gives? I would simply like for the log to reflect when
| the time is actually synched.
|
| I've done the "w32tm.exe /unregister" and "w32tm.exe /register" thing.
| I've tried changing the values of EventLogFlags. I don't understand
| what the problem is with regard to logging time synchs accurately.

 

[null]

Thanks, I guess, but that is of no help whatsoever.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

In Event Viewer > System, entries such as the following appear for
W32Time:
[snip]

The problem is these log entries aren't consistent, aren't always posted
when time synch occurs, and they don't jibe with what what I see when I
double click the clock and view the "Internet Time" tab.

WHY is this of interest to you?

 

[null]

In Event Viewer > System, entries such as the following appear for
W32Time:
[snip]

The problem is these log entries aren't consistent, aren't always
posted when time synch occurs, and they don't jibe with what what I
see when I double click the clock and view the "Internet Time" tab.

WHY is this of interest to you?

WHY is why this is of interest to me of interest to you?

 

[GB]

For example, the log entry above is the last one shown. But on the
"Internet Time" tab, it says the time was last synched at 6:09 PM, not
4:40 PM. What gives? I would simply like for the log to reflect when
the time is actually synched.

Are you sure the date of last successful sync indicated in the "Internet
Time" tab is not before the date indicated in the log entry? It is
possible the last attempt to synchronize you are seeing in the log
failed. Is there an earlier entry with the same date and time? Click the
source column in the event viewer to make it easier to find.

Gregg