xp won't synchronize time

[Guest]

Hi,
I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but both
come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and couldn't
connnect( but internet connection fine)

Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.

What happened to my nice time- update service ?

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi Mani,

I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
can be found here:

http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm

Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.

HTH,
Curt

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.

 

[Guest]

Mani,

Hello again. Here are the steps you should have taken to restart the time
service...


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

Make sure you include the / in steps 3 and 4 from your post you didn't put
the / in. Now you may try a couple other time servers. The microsoft ones
are heavily loaded and unreliable. try these:

nist.time.gov
time-a.nist.gov
time-b.nist.gov


Good Luck,

Joe

Kemco ITP

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi Mani,

Try looking about 10 or 12 posts earlier than yours titled "Time Server
Error".

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.

You can't "sort it out" in XP. As Curt has pointed out there has been a
with those two time servers. They have been unreliable lately.

 

[Guest]

THANKS so much for your input guys...I managed to sort it out by using a time
server from a list of time servers from MS support. Now I'm set to Cambridge
University, England