System Time/Date falls behind

[Brian Fitzgibbon]

Running a Windows XP Home system and have noticed only
recently that the System Date/Time falls behind
consisstently. In fact, we lose about 45-50 minutes from
11:00am until 11:00 am the next day. We do have the
standard Network Time Update on and this seems to make no
difference even if we synch and turn it off. I will
check the internal battery on the machine but think this
is not the problem.

We are "up to date" on all updates from Microsoft. I
think this has occured since we installed updates around
end of August '03. Anyone else have this or know the
cause/solution?

TIA
-bfg

 

[cimex]

There is no question that Updates cause their share of problems. It would
appear more likely, however, that the battery in your motherboard is at the
end of its lifespan. Unless you have expert guidance, checking or changing
this battery would be better left to a professional.

 

[CWatters]

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/4423 perhaps?

Does it keep good time when switched off? If it does then it's probably not
the battery.