RE: W32time question

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From: Abraham Cheng [MSFT] (v-abrahc_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 08:16:46 GMT

Hi John,

Just a follow up on your post.

Is the information helpful? I have not heard from you for several days and
I just want to check how things are going on.

If you find that your issue has not been fully resolved, please let me know
by adding a post to the thread.

Thanks & regards,

Abraham Cheng [MSFT], MCSE 2000
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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>From: "JDTHREE [MVP]" <john@removeforspam.engagenet.com>
>Subject: W32time question
>Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 22:14:27 -0600
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>After migrating my exchange from 5.5 to 2003, and upgrading my 2000 AD
>to 2003, I'm having w32time issues.
>
>I've called PSS to get the patch for Windows 2003 server to alleviate
>the known issue (KB830092) but it hasn't cleared it out for me on one
>DC and on my standalone 2003 exchange server.
>
>DCDIAGS run without any errors, as does NETDIAG.
>
>I have no errors for *anything*, not even warnings, in the event logs
>on any of the servers other than the w32time.
>
>I'm contemplating simply stopping the w32time service on the 2003
>servers, and installing a third party time sync util that will allow
>them to sync and to reply to queries from domain members.
>
>Just wanted to doublecheck that I'm not unaware of some requirement
>for the domain memebers to sync via w32time as opposed to any other
>time server software. Replacing the native time server with a third
>party won't hork up anything in AD or for the clients, will it? I.E.
>the AD client computers aren't looking for w32time specifically,
>they're simply querying the DC's to sync time, right? So any time
>program would work as long as it can respond to the query?
>
>Thanks for any information
>
>John
>

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