setting the time/updating the time

[alanbriggs]

Hello veryone!

I have noticed my time (bottom right corner) is a couple of minutes
out and when I try to sync with the internet update options I get a
message telling me there is an error. time.nist.gov seems to be the
default option, it tells me the peer is unreachable. I am not sure
what that means. I have tried the other time servers via the drop down
box and tried all the options (time.windows.com,time-nw.nist.gov etc)
it then tells me "an error occurred while windows was synchronising
with ......."

Any answers will be gratefuly recieved. I do like to have any clocks
in my home correct!

Thanks - alanbriggs

 

[John Inzer]

Hello veryone!

I have noticed my time (bottom right corner) is a couple of minutes
out and when I try to sync with the internet update options I get a
message telling me there is an error. time.nist.gov seems to be the
default option, it tells me the peer is unreachable. I am not sure
what that means. I have tried the other time servers via the drop down
box and tried all the options (time.windows.com,time-nw.nist.gov etc)
it then tells me "an error occurred while windows was synchronising
with ......."

Any answers will be gratefuly recieved. I do like to have any clocks
in my home correct!

Thanks - alanbriggs

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Try again at another time...I see those
errors occasionally but apparently it's
just connection issues. I don't think there
is a fix for it.

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[Chris J Dixon]

alanbriggs wrote:
Try again at another time...I see those
errors occasionally but apparently it's
just connection issues. I don't think there
is a fix for it.

I never had any difficulty in XP. What is it that is less
functional in Vista?

Chris

 

[John Inzer]

I never had any difficulty in XP. What is it that is less
functional in Vista?

Chris

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Seems about the same to me...I've had
the occasional error in Win XP also.

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Michael Chare]

Hello veryone!

I have noticed my time (bottom right corner) is a couple of minutes
out and when I try to sync with the internet update options I get a
message telling me there is an error. time.nist.gov seems to be the
default option, it tells me the peer is unreachable. I am not sure
what that means. I have tried the other time servers via the drop down
box and tried all the options (time.windows.com,time-nw.nist.gov etc)
it then tells me "an error occurred while windows was synchronising
with ......."

Any answers will be gratefuly recieved. I do like to have any clocks
in my home correct!

Thanks - alanbriggs

If time.nist.gov is unreachable it sounds like you have a networking problem
maybe caused by a firewall.

Can you ping time.nist.gov

Synchronising only works if the computer time is similar to the servers time
(allowing for UTC offsets)

 

[Guest]

Why don't you just right-click on your time, and manually change it to the
correct time?

 

[alanbriggs]

Iftime.nist.gov is unreachable it sounds like you have a networking problem
maybe caused by a firewall.

Can you pingtime.nist.gov

Synchronising only works if the computertimeis similar to the serverstime
(allowing for UTC offsets)

Thanks everyone. What does"ping" mean? I am a bit fresh with
computers.