My Clock Is Losing Time

[Guest]

I have had my computer for only a month and my clock in
the lower right hand corner is always losing time, is
there anything I can do to keep it on track?

 

[Juco]

If you have reset the clock and it still loses time I would suspect the
battery.

Juco

 

[Guest]

yup, you can install this little program:
http://www.arachnoid.com/abouttime/
It's small, neat and you can set it up to adjust the time
everytime your computer starts up and then exit
immediately. Of course you need an internet connection ..

 

[Opinicus]

I have had my computer for only a month and my clock in
the lower right hand corner is always losing time, is
there anything I can do to keep it on track?

Here's a VBS script that allows you to set the WinXP Internet Time Update
Interval to just about anything you want:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_inet_time.htm

I've got mine set at 24 hours.

However if your computer is new and its clock is losing time after only a
month, something is definitely wrong. Are you by any chance running any
really machine-intensive background tasks or screensavers with really flashy
effects? They can sometimes seriously mess up the system time.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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If you have reset the clock and it still loses time I would suspect
the battery.

Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new
battery, he should first take note of whether he is losing time
while the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's
while powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But
if it's while running, it can *not* be the battery.

If the clock loses time while running, try this:

Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the
following commands:

net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have had my computer for only a month and my clock in
the lower right hand corner is always losing time, is
there anything I can do to keep it on track?

This problem seems to happen quite often, especially with Dell
machines. Usually a steady rate of loss like 10 minutes in an hour. It
appears to result from a conflict with the BIOS over the interval
between 'timer interrupts'. Windows maintains the clock by counting
these, so if the interval is not the expected one, the rate is grossly
out in this manner.

Try these steps:

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)

 

[NobodyMan]

Juco


If you have reset the clock and it still loses time I would suspect the
battery.

A bad CMOS battery will cause the computer to dump into BIOS setup at
every restart. As that's not what the OP is saying, it's not the
battery.

 

[Kelly]

See if this helps:

Go to Start/Run and type in: cmd
At the prompt, type in:

net stop w32time, enter.
Then w32tm /unregister, enter.
Then w32tm /register, enter.
Then net start w32time, enter.

 

[BRUCE+LINDA]

A bad CMOS battery will cause the computer to dump into BIOS setup at
every restart. As that's not what the OP is saying, it's not the
battery.

GO TO THE TIME ON THE TASK BAR DOUBLE CLICK. GO TO INTERNET TIME AND
UNSELECT IT. THAT SHOULD DO IT.
GOOD LUCK