XP won't synchronize the time

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My computer will not synchronize the time using either of time servers
that windows provides.
Any fix ?

Thanks,
Andy
 
My computer will not synchronize the time using either of time servers
that windows provides.
Any fix ?

Thanks,
             Andy
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How do you know it is not synchronizing?

Is the Windows Time service running?

If you try to sync manually do you get an error?

Are there any clues in the Event Viewer System log?
 
How do you know it is not synchronizing?

Is the Windows Time service running?

If you try to sync manually do you get an error?

Are there any clues in the Event Viewer System log?
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It tells me "An error occurred while Windows was sychronizing with
time.windows.com."
The same with other servers.

Windows time service is running.

Nothing is in the Event Viewer System log either.

Andy
 
It tells me "An error occurred while Windows was sychronizing with
time.windows.com."
The same with other servers.

Windows time service is running.

Nothing is in the Event Viewer System log either.

Andy
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That helps.

Are you using some firewall beside the Windows firewall? It may be
blocking the W32time process from getting out. If you are, disable it
temporarily, try again, and figure out how to change it to allow
W32time to get out.

If that is not it. from a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd, OK):

net stop w32time
w32tm.exe /unregister
w32tm.exe /register
net start w32time

Then you should see some stuff in your Event Log for sure.

Try to sync now.
 
That helps.

Are you using some firewall beside the Windows firewall?  It may be
blocking the W32time process from getting out.  If you are, disable it
temporarily, try again, and figure out how to change it to allow
W32time to get out.

If that is not it. from a command prompt (Start, Run, cmd, OK):

net stop w32time
w32tm.exe /unregister
w32tm.exe /register
net start w32time

Then you should see some stuff in your Event Log for sure.

Try to sync now.
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Thanks Jose.

It syncs now but the time is one hour behind.

The correct time zone of CST is set.

Maybe I shouldn't have installed SP3. (Just kidding.)

Nothing in the log.

Outta here,
Andy
 
Thanks Jose.

It syncs now but the time is one hour behind.

The correct time zone of CST is set.

Maybe I shouldn't have installed SP3. (Just kidding.)

Nothing in the log.

Outta here,
                    Andy
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Good job!

I cant think of any issues about the time being off by one hour that
are not the result of user configuration.
 
Good job!

I cant think of any issues about the time being off by one hour that
are not the result of user configuration.
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Thanks.

I wonder where the MVP pros are at?

Andy
 
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