Cannot Stop Windows Time Service

[Guest fsha@community.nospam]

I am trying to disable the Windows Time Service on one 2003 server in my

2003 domain. I have changed the startup type to Disabled and within

minutes, the server sets itself back to automatic and eventually restarts

the service.

 

Any thoughts?

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Cannot Stop Windows Time Service

 

Hello fsha@community.nospam,

 

The time service is needed in a domain, why will you stop it? If the domain

machines are out of sycn, you will get a lot of problems.

 

Windows time service

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb608215.aspx

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I am trying to disable the Windows Time Service on one 2003 server in

> my 2003 domain. I have changed the startup type to Disabled and

> within minutes, the server sets itself back to automatic and

> eventually restarts the service.

>

> Any thoughts?

>

[Guest David Shen [MSFT]]

RE: Cannot Stop Windows Time Service

 

Dear Customer,

 

Thank you for posting in newsgroup.

 

According to the description, the issue is that "Windows Time" service

automatically restart even if you have disable it. If I have any

misunderstanding, please feel free to let me know.

 

Before we move on, I would like to confirm some information with you

firstly.

 

Information Needed:

====================

 

1. Is the problematic computer that you want to disable the Windows Time

Service on it a domain controller or a member server?

 

2. Is this problematic computer a domain controller in the forest root

domain or in the child domain?

 

3. Did you try changing the "Start Type" of the "Windows Time" Service to

"Manual" on the problematic computer?

 

4. Did you apply a group policy that was configured with "Windows Time"

service on the problematic computer?

 

Analysis and Suggestions:

=======================

 

1. You may stop Windows Time Service by running the following command line

on the problematic computer

 

net stop w32time

 

2. Please ensure that the "Windows Time" service is disabled on the

problematic computer.

 

3. In order to narrow down the cause of the issue more efficiently, please

refer to the following steps to perform a Clean Boot and restart these

problematic computers to see if the issue will re-occur.

 

a. Click "Start", go to "Run", and type "msconfig" in the open box to start

the System Configuration Utility.

 

b. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box

and click Disable All (if it is not gray).

 

c. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".

 

d. Then, restart your computer. When the "System Configuration Utility"

window appears, please check the box and click "OK".

 

4. Please check the domain controller to see if there is a group policy

that is configured with [Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security

Settings\System Services\Windows Time]. If possible, please disable the GPO

temporarily.

 

5. After that, please restart the problematic computer to check if the

issue will re-occour.

 

For more information, please refer to:

================================

 

How Windows Time Service Works

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/71e76587-28f4-4272-a3

d7-7f44ca50c0181033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Windows Time Service Tools and Settings

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/b43a025f-cce2-4c82-b3

ea-3b95d482db3a1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816042/en-us

 

How to synchronize the time with the Windows Time service in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307897

 

Hope it helps.

 

Thanks for your time.

 

David Shen

Microsoft Online Partner Support

[Guest David Shen [MSFT]]

RE: Cannot Stop Windows Time Service

 

Dear Customer,

 

How are you doing? Did you get a chance to collect the requested

information?

 

If anything is not very clear, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm

looking forward to hearing from you.

 

David Shen

Microsoft Online Partner Support