internet time synchronization

[Guest Jeff@unknown.com]

I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and I keep

getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone Alarm

firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure what I should

tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is at fault.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Jeff

[Guest sgopus]

RE: internet time synchronization

 

Use atomic clock. available as freeware.

Not sure of what other issues could be causing your problem without more

detail.

 

"Jeff@unknown.com" wrote:

> I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and I keep

> getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

> time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone Alarm

> firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure what I should

> tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is at fault.

>

> Any suggestions?

>

> Jeff

>

>

>

>

[Guest sandy58]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

On May 29, 4:47 am, "J...@unknown.com" <JeffMa...@orthohelp.com>

wrote:

> I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and I keep

> getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

> time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone Alarm

> firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure what I should

> tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is at fault.

>

> Any suggestions?

>

> Jeff

 

Try both options with ZA. Keep the correct one. :-)

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

 

"Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote in message

news:uQO5E7TwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and I

> keep

> getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

> time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone Alarm

> firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure what I should

> tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is at fault.

>

It is nothing to do with Zonealarm. Most time server sites have changed the

format of the time information to match that required by Vista.

 

Change your time server to "time-a.nist.gov" and that should fix it.

[Guest Jeff@unknown.com]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

> "Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote in message

> news:uQO5E7TwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and

>> I keep

>> getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

>> time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone

>> Alarm firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure

>> what I should tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is

>> at fault.

> It is nothing to do with Zonealarm. Most time server sites have

> changed the format of the time information to match that required by

> Vista.

> Change your time server to "time-a.nist.gov" and that should fix it.

 

You are correct. Thank you. That did it.

 

Is there a way to remove the other time servers I now have in the drop down

server list to avoid using them by accident in the future?

 

Jeff

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

 

"Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote in message

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>> "Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote in message

>> news:uQO5E7TwIHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> I've been trying to synchronize my XP SP2 clock via the internet and

>>> I keep

>>> getting "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with

>>> time.nist.gov" or "time-nw.nist.gov". I suspect it might be Zone

>>> Alarm firewall that might be blocking the process but am not sure

>>> what I should tell ZA to allow. Of course it might not be ZA that is

>>> at fault.

>> It is nothing to do with Zonealarm. Most time server sites have

>> changed the format of the time information to match that required by

>> Vista.

>> Change your time server to "time-a.nist.gov" and that should fix it.

>

> You are correct. Thank you. That did it.

>

> Is there a way to remove the other time servers I now have in the drop

> down server list to avoid using them by accident in the future?

>

 

Not that I know of.

[Guest Nightowl]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

"Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote on Thu, 29 May 2008:

>Is there a way to remove the other time servers I now have in the drop down

>server list to avoid using them by accident in the future?

 

Hi Jeff

 

They are listed in the registry under:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers]

 

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Nightowl

[Guest Jeff@unknown.com]

Re: internet time synchronization

 

Nightowl wrote:

> "Jeff@unknown.com" <JeffMalka@orthohelp.com> wrote on Thu, 29 May

> 2008:

>> Is there a way to remove the other time servers I now have in the

>> drop down server list to avoid using them by accident in the future?

>

> Hi Jeff

>

> They are listed in the registry under:

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers]

 

Thank you very much.

 

Jeff