Guest JS Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Greetings, Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock every couple of hours? Thanks, Jim
Guest JS Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help It's time to replace the battery on your PC's motherboard. JS "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Greetings, > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours > per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock > every couple of hours? > Thanks, > Jim >
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help JS wrote: > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple > of hours per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to > update my clock every couple of hours? JS wrote: > It's time to replace the battery on your PC's motherboard. Not if the clock is losing time WHILE the computer is on. Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Date and Time, and click the "Internet Time" tab on the Date and Time window. Click "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" and you may want to change to a different time server - there are many free ones out there. http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome There may even be a patch for your particular computer manufacturer - check on their web page/support and FAQs area for your model. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:02:58 -0400, "JS" <@> wrote: > It's time to replace the battery on your PC's motherboard. Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new battery, he should first take note of whether he is losing time while the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's while powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't used while the computer is running. If the clock loses time while running, try this: Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the following commands: net stop w32time w32tm /unregister w32tm /register net start w32time > "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message > news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > > Greetings, > > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours > > per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock > > every couple of hours? > > Thanks, > > Jim > > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest JS Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help It seems like I have tried this before, but I will try again and report back. It *is* losing time while on. Thanks, Jim "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:jf3cb31sl3l4g214sjasbp8kgo0rak23n1@4ax.com... > On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:02:58 -0400, "JS" <@> wrote: > >> It's time to replace the battery on your PC's motherboard. > > > Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new > battery, he should first take note of whether he is losing time while > the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's while > powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's > while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't > used while the computer is running. > > If the clock loses time while running, try this: > > Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the > following commands: > > net stop w32time > w32tm /unregister > w32tm /register > net start w32time > > >> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> > Greetings, >> > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of >> > hours >> > per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock >> > every couple of hours? >> > Thanks, >> > Jim >> > >> > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is a way, I just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using SendKeys, but such scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke that occurs while the script is running causes it to fail. Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much by so many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not cooperating with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I know that usually works is tick.usno.navy.mil As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned off, the issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the motherboard. Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's causing the clock to lose time so quickly. This issue was common in Win9x systems, but much less so in XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to methodically disable background apps one at a time until the clock behaves. But I'd first use MSINFO32, copy out the info under Software Environment>Startup Programs and post the list here for comment. Once the app is identified, perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with some other app, updated, etc. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Greetings, > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours > per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock > every couple of hours? > Thanks, > Jim >
Guest JS Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help I do use the tick.usno.navy.mil to manually update, and it works ok, but the clock loses so much time during the day, I was wanting something automatic, a little more often, at least until I can get to the bottom of the original problem. Jim "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:u9C2bs41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is a > way, I just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using > SendKeys, but such scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke that > occurs while the script is running causes it to fail. > > Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much by > so many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not > cooperating with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I > know that usually works is tick.usno.navy.mil > > As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned > off, the issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the > motherboard. Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's > causing the clock to lose time so quickly. This issue was common in Win9x > systems, but much less so in XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to methodically > disable background apps one at a time until the clock behaves. But I'd > first use MSINFO32, copy out the info under Software Environment>Startup > Programs and post the list here for comment. Once the app is identified, > perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with some other app, updated, > etc. > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message > news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Greetings, >> Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours >> per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock >> every couple of hours? >> Thanks, >> Jim >> > >
Guest glee Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help Install Dimension 4 v.5 (freeware): http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/index.htm Also read the FAQ in case you need to adjust it to sync via HTTP: http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/faq.htm -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message news:ex8Myw41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I do use the tick.usno.navy.mil to manually update, and it works ok, but the clock >loses so much time during the day, I was wanting something automatic, a little more >often, at least until I can get to the bottom of the original problem. > Jim > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:u9C2bs41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is a way, I >> just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using SendKeys, but such >> scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke that occurs while the script is >> running causes it to fail. >> >> Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much by so >> many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not cooperating >> with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I know that usually >> works is tick.usno.navy.mil >> >> As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned off, the >> issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the motherboard. >> Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's causing the clock to >> lose time so quickly. This issue was common in Win9x systems, but much less so in >> XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to methodically disable background apps one at a >> time until the clock behaves. But I'd first use MSINFO32, copy out the info under >> Software Environment>Startup Programs and post the list here for comment. Once >> the app is identified, perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with some other >> app, updated, etc. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Greetings, >>> Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours per >>> day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock every couple >>> of hours? >>> Thanks, >>> Jim >>> >> >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help Well, let's hope that someone can provide you with the command line. Otherwise, I'll write that sloppy script I mentioned. Or, you can shell out $15 for this app: http://tinyurl.com/3d65gr I found this article on the command-line options, but can't make them work on my XP machine. http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/1912p194id65154.htm -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message news:ex8Myw41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I do use the tick.usno.navy.mil to manually update, and it works ok, but >the clock loses so much time during the day, I was wanting something >automatic, a little more often, at least until I can get to the bottom of >the original problem. > Jim > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:u9C2bs41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is a >> way, I just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using >> SendKeys, but such scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke that >> occurs while the script is running causes it to fail. >> >> Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much >> by so many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not >> cooperating with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I >> know that usually works is tick.usno.navy.mil >> >> As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned >> off, the issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the >> motherboard. Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's >> causing the clock to lose time so quickly. This issue was common in Win9x >> systems, but much less so in XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to methodically >> disable background apps one at a time until the clock behaves. But I'd >> first use MSINFO32, copy out the info under Software Environment>Startup >> Programs and post the list here for comment. Once the app is identified, >> perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with some other app, updated, >> etc. >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Greetings, >>> Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of >>> hours per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my >>> clock every couple of hours? >>> Thanks, >>> Jim >>> >> >> > >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:04:10 -0500, "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote: > It seems like I have tried this before, but I will try again and report > back. It doesn't always solve the problem, but it's worth trying. > It *is* losing time while on. Then it's clearly *not* the battery. > Thanks, > Jim You're welcome. Glad to help. > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:jf3cb31sl3l4g214sjasbp8kgo0rak23n1@4ax.com... > > On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:02:58 -0400, "JS" <@> wrote: > > > >> It's time to replace the battery on your PC's motherboard. > > > > > > Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new > > battery, he should first take note of whether he is losing time while > > the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's while > > powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's > > while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't > > used while the computer is running. > > > > If the clock loses time while running, try this: > > > > Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the > > following commands: > > > > net stop w32time > > w32tm /unregister > > w32tm /register > > net start w32time > > > > > >> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message > >> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > >> > Greetings, > >> > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of > >> > hours > >> > per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock > >> > every couple of hours? > >> > Thanks, > >> > Jim > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Chet Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Greetings, > Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a > couple of hours per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled > tasks" to update my clock every couple of hours? > Thanks, > Jim > Once you have your problem solved, you may want to try Doug Knox's Change Internet Time Sync at http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/InternetTime.zip It allows you to set the frequency of updates, i.e., weekly, daily, hourly or a custom setting. HTH Chet
Guest glee Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 Re: slow clock help Hey Gary, Why pay, when the Dimension 4 utility I linked, or Doug Knox' Time Sync Interval Changer, will do the job for free? ;-) -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.org/ http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message news:OpwFSJ51HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Well, let's hope that someone can provide you with the command line. Otherwise, > I'll write that sloppy script I mentioned. Or, you can shell out $15 for this app: > http://tinyurl.com/3d65gr > > I found this article on the command-line options, but can't make them work on my > XP machine. > http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/1912p194id65154.htm > > -- > Gary S. Terhune > MS-MVP Shell/User > http://www.grystmill.com > > "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message > news:ex8Myw41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I do use the tick.usno.navy.mil to manually update, and it works ok, but the >>clock loses so much time during the day, I was wanting something automatic, a >>little more often, at least until I can get to the bottom of the original problem. >> Jim >> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >> news:u9C2bs41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is a way, I >>> just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using SendKeys, but such >>> scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke that occurs while the script >>> is running causes it to fail. >>> >>> Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much by so >>> many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not cooperating >>> with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I know that usually >>> works is tick.usno.navy.mil >>> >>> As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned off, the >>> issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the motherboard. >>> Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's causing the clock to >>> lose time so quickly. This issue was common in Win9x systems, but much less so >>> in XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to methodically disable background apps one at a >>> time until the clock behaves. But I'd first use MSINFO32, copy out the info >>> under Software Environment>Startup Programs and post the list here for comment. >>> Once the app is identified, perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with some >>> other app, updated, etc. >>> >>> -- >>> Gary S. Terhune >>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>> http://www.grystmill.com >>> >>> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >>> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> Greetings, >>>> Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of hours per >>>> day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my clock every couple >>>> of hours? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Jim >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
Guest Gary S. Terhune Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: slow clock help No good reason at all. Didn't know about those others until after I'd posted, ;-p -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com "glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message news:eEzuCE61HHA.4680@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Hey Gary, > > Why pay, when the Dimension 4 utility I linked, or Doug Knox' Time Sync > Interval Changer, will do the job for free? ;-) > -- > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ > http://dts-l.org/ > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > > > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message > news:OpwFSJ51HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Well, let's hope that someone can provide you with the command line. >> Otherwise, I'll write that sloppy script I mentioned. Or, you can shell >> out $15 for this app: http://tinyurl.com/3d65gr >> >> I found this article on the command-line options, but can't make them >> work on my XP machine. >> http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/1912p194id65154.htm >> >> -- >> Gary S. Terhune >> MS-MVP Shell/User >> http://www.grystmill.com >> >> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >> news:ex8Myw41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>I do use the tick.usno.navy.mil to manually update, and it works ok, but >>>the clock loses so much time during the day, I was wanting something >>>automatic, a little more often, at least until I can get to the bottom of >>>the original problem. >>> Jim >>> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message >>> news:u9C2bs41HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>>> What you want is a command line to update the clock? I imagine there is >>>> a way, I just don't know it. I could do it with a sloppy script, using >>>> SendKeys, but such scripts are unreliable, since any other keystroke >>>> that occurs while the script is running causes it to fail. >>>> >>>> Of course, the other problem is that which is being encountered so much >>>> by so many, recently: The internet time servers are for some reason not >>>> cooperating with XP's update mechanism (or probably, vice versa.) One I >>>> know that usually works is tick.usno.navy.mil >>>> >>>> As noted, if the clock loses time primarily when the machine is turned >>>> off, the issue is the BIOS battery (a small coin-sized battery on the >>>> motherboard. Otherwise, I'd want to identify the background app that's >>>> causing the clock to lose time so quickly. This issue was common in >>>> Win9x systems, but much less so in XP systems. I'd use MSCONFIG to >>>> methodically disable background apps one at a time until the clock >>>> behaves. But I'd first use MSINFO32, copy out the info under Software >>>> Environment>Startup Programs and post the list here for comment. Once >>>> the app is identified, perhaps it can be done away with, replaced with >>>> some other app, updated, etc. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gary S. Terhune >>>> MS-MVP Shell/User >>>> http://www.grystmill.com >>>> >>>> "JS" <sivright@ultravision.net> wrote in message >>>> news:%23jyRZ631HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>> Greetings, >>>>> Since I can't seem to figure out why my clock is losing a couple of >>>>> hours per day, is there a way I use the "scheduled tasks" to update my >>>>> clock every couple of hours? >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
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