Time synchronization

[fiz]

Hello,

I have a problem with computer clock. I'm using Compaq Presario 2170us notebook, windows server 2003. I had never before problems with it. But now something is happening. My time is always a little bit late... sometimes 5-10 minutes... sometime 20-30min. It depends how often I synchronize it with time.windows.com.

Is it possible to automatically synchronize my time with time.windows.com more often than a week. In example every hour? (I do not want any other program).

Thanks!

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

**Please backup the Registry before this manual edit**

Navigate to the following key in the Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\N
tpClient (SpecialPollInterval)

and double click on SpecialPollInterval in the right hand pane. The decimal
value is in seconds and the default is 604800 (one week). You can change
the value to whatever you like. I have mine set to 86400 (24 hours).

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


Hello,

I have a problem with computer clock. I'm using Compaq Presario 2170us
notebook, windows server 2003. I had never before problems with it. But now
something is happening. My time is always a little bit late... sometimes
5-10 minutes... sometime 20-30min. It depends how often I synchronize it
with time.windows.com.

Is it possible to automatically synchronize my time with time.windows.com
more often than a week. In example every hour? (I do not want any other
program).

Thanks!

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have a problem with computer clock. I'm using Compaq Presario 2170us notebook, windows server 2003. I had never before problems with it. But now something is happening. My time is always a little bit late... sometimes 5-10 minutes... sometime 20-30min. It depends how often I synchronize it with time.windows.com.

Is it possible to automatically synchronize my time with time.windows.com more often than a week. In example every hour?

Yes - run regedit.exe, open to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\
W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
and in the right pane double click SpecialPollInterval
and set it to the interval required, in seconds.

Comment: This problem seems to arise and give, usually, a steady rate
of loss or gain 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 before setting up that interval

1. Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time

Then set the interval to a few hours and let things run for a few
synchronisations. Provided the assumed interval is not too far off, the
system will learn and correct it until the clock will run nearly right
without frequent correction. I use 2 days