Re: Time Sync

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:32:20 -0400

The clock is the clock is the clock....it's the system BIOS clock; Windows
doesn't have a separate one.
Are you having problems with this?

Phil wrote:
> When a timesync occeurs in a domain between an XP xlient
> and a 2000 server, is the client BIOS clock updated or
> just windows time?
>
> i.e. after a client reboot should its time still be
> accurate with the server or will it need to re-synchronise?

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