XP Laptops System Date regularly incorrect

[Simon]

Hi

Two of our Dell Laptops running XP SP2 have started receinly to get an
incorrect system date.

I beleive the laptops are mostly used off site, and use a VPN client to
access the network, they are both also regularly hibernated.

We have a number more that are used the same with no problems.

I am a little stumpted, is this likely to be a hardware problem (as they
were both part of the same build) but then again the others were also the
same build/age.

Any advice would be much appreciated,

Thanks B

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Two of our Dell Laptops running XP SP2 have started receinly to get an
incorrect system date.

That's common when there is poor software installed, provided that this
occurs under running Windows. Examples:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...85256ed80067b337?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...85256edd00478df3?OpenDocument&src=bar_sch_nam

 

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

Two of our Dell Laptops running XP SP2 have started receinly to get an

incorrect system date.

I beleive the laptops are mostly used off site, and use a VPN client to
access the network, they are both also regularly hibernated.

We have a number more that are used the same with no problems.

I am a little stumpted, is this likely to be a hardware problem (as they
were both part of the same build) but then again the others were also the
same build/age.

Any advice would be much appreciated,

I see this with machines that have a bad or weak CMOS battery. If
you're seeing the incorrect date go way back to something like 2004,
that's usually the problem.

- Thee Chicago Wolf