Windows 2000 Server date keep changing to 12/31/2099

[Raymond]

Hi,

It happens since a month ago even i manually change it
back to correct time, but it will switch back to
12/31/2099 again by itself. Anyone knows why?

Thanks.

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

Hi,

It happens since a month ago even i manually change it
back to correct time, but it will switch back to
12/31/2099 again by itself. Anyone knows why?

Thanks.

No, I don't know why, but I suspect a hardware problem. W2K uses the onboard
clock to find the time. When you manually set the time, you change the
counter used by the onboard clock. So reversion to 12/31/2099 at intervals
suggests that the counter has changed. A technician can find out if there is
a hardware problem.

If it is a software problem, the time-calculation routine used by W2K has an
error in it, it may be something such as overflowing a buffer. If so, it's an
error that developed after installation, so a "repair installation" may fix
it.

HTH

 

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

Hi,

I just changed it to use ATOM time server but it stills
doing it. It changed the date to 12/31/2099 but ATOM time
will adjust it to correct date, but it will do it again
in every other day.

I presume since you're running Server, the machine is on 24/7, so IMO that
means it's a software problem, but I wouldn't know where to start looking for
it. Sorry. :-(

I'd try a repair in place, just to see if it works. 'course, you'll back up
all sensitive files first, eh?