time sync

[Tim]

where can you set the frequency of the time sync service in vista ?
somewhere in this reg key...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W32Time

 

[Marcin Domaslawski]

Hi,

check this - it's for W2k3 but Vista has same config:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...12ee-4d07-94a7-e54842604c861033.mspx?mfr=true
and under this chapter
especially
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...12ee-4d07-94a7-e54842604c861033.mspx?mfr=true

Marcin Domaslawski

 

[Richard Urban]

I found this reply I wrote on 10/28/2001. It is still applicable to, and
works just fine with Vista. I have added what may help for Vista:


"Windows XP, as loaded, automatically updates the system time every 7 days
from one of two time (more choices available in Vista) servers. This
interval can be changed as follows:

Go to Start. Type regedit in the search box.

Highlight regedit in the top pane and open the program.

Using regedit, search (press ctrl/F) for "specialpollinterval" without the
quotes.

Double click on the key in the right screen.

Click on decimal.

You will see that the decimal value is 604800, the number of seconds in 7
days.

Highlight the number to edit this decimal value to any value you desire,
remembering that there are 86400 seconds in one day, 3600 seconds in an
hour.

Click OK

Press F3 to find the next instance of the same key

Do the above for each instance of the value "specialpollinterval".

When you get to the end of the registry, close the regedit window.

Reboot system.

You have now changed the polling interval of when your computer will update
it's internal clock with that of the internet time server.

Cheers!!!"


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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

Richard, I tried to do this in my version of Home Premium and could not find
any entries. It appears to me that Vista must have a mind of its own when it
comes to sync of the time. Mine had sync'd up on the 19th @ 4:31 PM and then
according the event viewer, it tried agaian @ 4:34, 4:43, 5:04,and 8:48, then
on the 20th, @10:58A and 11:13A. I forced the update thsi morning because all
of the last 5 tries failed. If you have any further guidance on where Vista
stores the interval, I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

 

[Richard Urban]

The interval is stored where I have specified. There is no other hidden
area. If your computer can not make contact with the time server this
happens. They do have problems upon occasion. Try a different time server.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

Generally speaking, I am not having a problem with the sync.,
other than the fact that it doesn't just run once every 7 days.
It hasn't skipped a day this month that it didn't try at least once.
Total tries for the last 21 days is 54 with 22 successrful.

The search does not find "specialpollinterval" in my registry.
Even, just looking for the word poll does not find it.
I upgraded from XP. Is this a symptom that something didn't
work the way that it should have? Or, is there a missing key?

 

[Richard Urban]

First Location of specialpollinterval is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient


Second Location of specialpollinterval is
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient

The third location changes automatically when the first 2 are changed.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient


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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

The only value under TimeProviders is a name = Default,
Type = REG_SZ, Data = (value not set).
This is true in all 3 instances.
I can see my time server in the parameters.

 

[Richard Urban]

You are missing information from the key then. If you email me I will send
you the three keys. You can double click on them and they will be inserted
into the registry.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!