Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

[Guest Vin Steele]

I am running Windows XP Professional. I automatically install all

high-priority updates every week. For the last week or so, everytime I log

on, I find that my PC's clock is an hour ahead. When I go to the 'Adjust

Date/Time' window, I find that my time zone is set to "GMT-03:00, Brasilia"

instead of "GMT-05:00, Eastern Time (US and Canada)', which is where I live.

I change the setting, and my time is then accurate until I shut my PC down.

When I start up again, I am find my time zone is again set to "GMT-03:00,

Brasilia" . I have never been to that time zone, and I have never taken my PC

out of my time zone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Vin Steele

[Guest Kelly]

Re: Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

 

Go to Start/Run and type in: cmd

At the prompt, type in:

 

1. Start->Run cmd.exe

2. net stop w32time

3. w32tm /unregister [ignore error message]

4. w32tm /unregister

5. w32tm /register

6. net start w32time

 

Added info: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=36&eventno=1405

More info: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/time-servers.html

 

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"Vin Steele" <Vin Steele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:F2F599CE-1118-4FD0-A094-F01CC8BEE3B7@microsoft.com...

>I am running Windows XP Professional. I automatically install all

> high-priority updates every week. For the last week or so, everytime I log

> on, I find that my PC's clock is an hour ahead. When I go to the 'Adjust

> Date/Time' window, I find that my time zone is set to "GMT-03:00,

> Brasilia"

> instead of "GMT-05:00, Eastern Time (US and Canada)', which is where I

> live.

> I change the setting, and my time is then accurate until I shut my PC

> down.

> When I start up again, I am find my time zone is again set to "GMT-03:00,

> Brasilia" . I have never been to that time zone, and I have never taken my

> PC

> out of my time zone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Vin Steele

[Guest Vin Steele]

Re: Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

 

Thank you for your response, but it did not help me as I do not have 32time

as an installed service

 

"Kelly" wrote:

> Go to Start/Run and type in: cmd

> At the prompt, type in:

>

> 1. Start->Run cmd.exe

> 2. net stop w32time

> 3. w32tm /unregister [ignore error message]

> 4. w32tm /unregister

> 5. w32tm /register

> 6. net start w32time

>

> Added info: http://www.eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=36&eventno=1405

> More info: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/time-servers.html

>

> --

>

> All the Best,

> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

>

> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

>

> SupportSpace

> http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner

>

> "Vin Steele" <Vin Steele@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F2F599CE-1118-4FD0-A094-F01CC8BEE3B7@microsoft.com...

> >I am running Windows XP Professional. I automatically install all

> > high-priority updates every week. For the last week or so, everytime I log

> > on, I find that my PC's clock is an hour ahead. When I go to the 'Adjust

> > Date/Time' window, I find that my time zone is set to "GMT-03:00,

> > Brasilia"

> > instead of "GMT-05:00, Eastern Time (US and Canada)', which is where I

> > live.

> > I change the setting, and my time is then accurate until I shut my PC

> > down.

> > When I start up again, I am find my time zone is again set to "GMT-03:00,

> > Brasilia" . I have never been to that time zone, and I have never taken my

> > PC

> > out of my time zone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Vin Steele

>

>

[Guest bblackmoor@gmail.com]

Re: Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

 

On Aug 19, 10:39 am, Vin Steele <Vin Ste...@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

> I am running WindowsXPProfessional. ... For the last week or so,

> everytime I log on, I find that my PC's clock is an hour ahead.

> When I go to the 'Adjust Date/Time' window, I find that my time

> zone is set to "GMT-03:00,Brasilia" instead of "GMT-05:00,

> Eastern Time (US and Canada)', which is where I live.

 

 

I have this same problem. I have not been able to find out why it

happens, or how to keep it from happening. Nothing pertaining to time

appears in the event log. I have unregistered and reregistered w32tm,

as suggested. It still happens. Any thoughts or suggestions would be

appreciated.

[Guest Doug W.]

Re: Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

 

Replace your battery.

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<bblackmoor@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Aug 19, 10:39 am, Vin Steele <Vin

Ste...@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

> I am running WindowsXPProfessional. ... For the last week or

> so,

> everytime I log on, I find that my PC's clock is an hour

> ahead.

> When I go to the 'Adjust Date/Time' window, I find that my

> time

> zone is set to "GMT-03:00,Brasilia" instead of "GMT-05:00,

> Eastern Time (US and Canada)', which is where I live.

 

 

I have this same problem. I have not been able to find out why

it

happens, or how to keep it from happening. Nothing pertaining to

time

appears in the event log. I have unregistered and reregistered

w32tm,

as suggested. It still happens. Any thoughts or suggestions

would be

appreciated.

[Guest bblackmoor@gmail.com]

Re: Time zone changes each time I turn on my PC

 

On Sep 3, 11:40 am, "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote:

>

> Replace your battery.

 

 

a) The laptop is less than a year old,

b) the battery holds a charge for several hours,

c) the time and date are correct.

 

The only thing which changes is the time zone. It *appears* that any

time I change locations and reconnect to a network, the time zone

changes from GMT -05:00 Eastern US and Canada to GMT -03:00 Brasilia.

"Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes" is NOT

checked. "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" is

NOT checked. However, the time zone changes of its own accord even

when these are checked (I have tried enabling and disabling them many

times).

 

OMG I just found it! I was thinking about how this happens when I

connect to a network, and I tried to think about the things I do when

that happens. I use a utility called NetSwitcher to manage the

different wireless network settings at each location, and I looked to

see if it has a setting for time zone. IT DOES. I just never noticed

it! And some of my wireless "locations" in NetSwitcher has the GMT

-03:00 time zone.

 

Problem solved! Woot!