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Jack Crane
This is in the latest WinXPnews newsletter at
<http://www.winxpnews.com/?id=162>:
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How to Change the Interval for Updating the Computer's Clock
By default, XP updates the computer's clock by synchronizing with an
Internet time server at one hour intervals. If you'd like Windows to
synch the time more or less frequently, you can change the interval by
editing the registry. Here's how:
1. Open your favorite registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following key in the left pane:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders
\NtpClient.
3. In the right pane, double click the entry called SpecialPollInterval.
4. In the Base section of the Edit DWord Value dialog box, click the
Decimal option button.
5. Enter the desired interval in seconds (3600 = 1 hour, 1800 = 30
minutes, 86400 = 24 hours, and so forth).
6. Click OK and close the registry editor.
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I just checked what my interval was and found it was 604,800 sec, or 1
week. I want to set it to 1 day. But first I wanted to see the updating
actually working, and set it to 60 sec. I moved the clock ahead 15 sec
and waited a couple of minutes. Nothing happened.
So my question: Is there a minimum interval below which can't be used?
Thanks,
Jack Crane
<http://www.winxpnews.com/?id=162>:
=============================================
How to Change the Interval for Updating the Computer's Clock
By default, XP updates the computer's clock by synchronizing with an
Internet time server at one hour intervals. If you'd like Windows to
synch the time more or less frequently, you can change the interval by
editing the registry. Here's how:
1. Open your favorite registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following key in the left pane:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders
\NtpClient.
3. In the right pane, double click the entry called SpecialPollInterval.
4. In the Base section of the Edit DWord Value dialog box, click the
Decimal option button.
5. Enter the desired interval in seconds (3600 = 1 hour, 1800 = 30
minutes, 86400 = 24 hours, and so forth).
6. Click OK and close the registry editor.
============================================
I just checked what my interval was and found it was 604,800 sec, or 1
week. I want to set it to 1 day. But first I wanted to see the updating
actually working, and set it to 60 sec. I moved the clock ahead 15 sec
and waited a couple of minutes. Nothing happened.
So my question: Is there a minimum interval below which can't be used?
Thanks,
Jack Crane