Slow Clock - Always 8 minutes 55 seconds slow

[Guest]

My taskbar clock runs slow.

So, I downloaded an atomic clock applicaion and from time to time I "ping"
my clock. Everytime I do I note that my clock is slow by 8 mintues, 55
seconds.

So I bought a new battery and installed it. I am still 8:55 slow.

Wha could it be?

 

[Chuck]

More important, have you done this or a similar check after manually setting
the correct time? How long does it take before the correct time shows a
slowdown?

 

[Guest]

I manually set the clock each morning at startup. After an hour the clock
will be off 8:55. I know it is off that much because when I reset the clock
by using the Atomic Clock applications it tells me it was 8:55 off. But even
when I don't use the Atomic Clock application is is still off 8-9 minutes.

 

[HeyBub]

My taskbar clock runs slow.

So, I downloaded an atomic clock applicaion and from time to time I
"ping" my clock. Everytime I do I note that my clock is slow by 8
mintues, 55 seconds.

So I bought a new battery and installed it. I am still 8:55 slow.

Wha could it be?

Your machine is set to sync with a local time server computer. That
computer, wherever it is on your network, is a little gamey.

 

[Guest]

Kurchian,
I have had the same problem for quite a while on a Win98 system ... don't
know if it's 8mins slow/24hrs but goes out by hours over a period of weeks.

I reloaded all software. Prob persists. Just downloaded all upgrades.
Will wait and see and keep you posted.

In the meantime, as interested in the fix as you are?!?! So, what time is it
again?

 

[R. McCarty]

It could be an issue with the CMOS Real-Time Clock circuitry.
See the following Knowledge Base article for 9X systems:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q189706&id=189706&SD=MSKB

 

[Guest]

Thanks. That will give us a few things to try.

It could be an issue with the CMOS Real-Time Clock circuitry.
See the following Knowledge Base article for 9X systems:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q189706&id=189706&SD=MSKB

 

[Alan Smith]

There can be a few things, from a motherboard battery that is getting flat
to background programs. Until you trace the source you can ping a timeserver
to update your time regularly- this is built into XP and there are 3rd party
utilities.

 

[Ken Blake]

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Kurchian,
I have had the same problem for quite a while on a Win98 system
...
don't know if it's 8mins slow/24hrs but goes out by hours over
a
period of weeks.

I reloaded all software. Prob persists. Just downloaded all
upgrades.
Will wait and see and keep you posted.

In the meantime, as interested in the fix as you are?!?! So,
what
time is it again?

First take note of whether you are 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, because the battery isn't
used while the computer is running.



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

 

[NobodyMan]

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First take note of whether you are 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, because the battery isn't
used while the computer is running.

FWIW, the battery usually isn't used when the computer is turned off,
IF the computer is only shut down using the shut down command. If the
actual power between the computer and the outlet is not interrupted,
then power continues to trickle to the mainboard from the PSU, meaning
the battery isn't being used.

 

[Mike Fields]

FWIW, the battery usually isn't used when the computer is turned off,
IF the computer is only shut down using the shut down command. If the
actual power between the computer and the outlet is not interrupted,
then power continues to trickle to the mainboard from the PSU, meaning
the battery isn't being used.

That depends - especially back on a win 98 machine - many of those
when "off" were really "off" - no standby power or anything else.

mikey