Re: Clock ALWAYS resetting itself 1 hour ahead
From: Ron Bogart (ripSPAM_at_SUXtbit.net)
Date: 11/13/04
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Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:46:27 -0600
In news:7FEB669A-F38A-4416-9F77-10A6CCDE9FCE@microsoft.com,
roland <roland98@go.com.holdthespamplease> did some thinking and came up
with these words:
> Hello to all.
>
> Success!! The problems has been 100% identified and fixed.
>
> Those of you that suspected a software program causing the problem
> were right - at least mostly.
>
> Since last update I ran the Spyware software again - no solution.
> Then...
>
> I have this Oregon Scientific weather station (touchpad display unit)
> connected to my computer via a Serial cable so that it is able to
> communicate with it's bundled software. when I went through the
> tedious task of checking all of my software programs I checked the
> weather station data software and it reported the correct time. At
> that time I assumed no problem there. But I forgot that the actual
> weather station itself (hardware display unit) has a separate clock
> and in a chance
> moment of checking weather conditions I noticed the clock was exactly
> one hour ahead! Bling!! (or however you make the light bulb going
> off in your head sound) I reset THAT clock intentionally 5 minutes
> off and sure enough 1 hour later my windows clock was the same 5
> minutes off. Since then, obviously, I have reset all of my clocks to
> the correct time and 4 hours later - Success!
>
> Thanks to all of you that helped me - I have learned alot.
>
> P.S. Jim, I did think of setting my computer in the incorrect time
> zone as a end-around fix but thank goodness it did not come down to
> that - I'm way to anal to live with that!
>
> Roland
>
> "JimWae±" wrote:
>
>> I suspect some software is configured for the wrong time zone.
>> Have you tried changing your time zone to the next one west of you?
>>
>> ALSO - possibly the start & stop times for daylight savings are in
>> error. Look in registry. Mine is:
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation]
>> "Bias"=dword:000001e0
>> "StandardName"="Pacific Standard Time"
>> "StandardBias"=dword:00000000
>> "StandardStart"=hex:00,00,0a,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
>> "DaylightName"="Pacific Daylight Time"
>> "DaylightBias"=dword:ffffffc4
>> "DaylightStart"=hex:00,00,04,00,01,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
>> "ActiveTimeBias"=dword:000001e0
>>
>>
>>
>> "Terry" <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message
>> news:u6ZhHYOyEHA.3024@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> On 11/12/2004 8:05 AM On a whim, roland pounded out on the keyboard
>>>
>>>> Hi Terry,
>>>>
>>>> Yes I have Ad Aware and ran it as recently as 5 days ago. I'll
>>>> run it again though. I thought of auto-synchro'ing every 5
>>>> minutes but I can't find an option that allows me to select
>>>> frequency of synchro.
>>>>
>>>> I also have had a slow CMOS clock in the past but obviously not
>>>> the issue here.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again and keep trying,,, pleeeeeeeeeeaase........
>>>>
>>>> "Terry" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 11/11/2004 5:18 PM On a whim, roland pounded out on the
>>>>> keyboard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Unknown,
>>>>>> As mentioned in my original post, I do have the "Auto Daylight
>>>>>> Saving..." box checked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As far as synchronizing from a incorrectly set server, I am not
>>>>>> on a network (also previously mentioned). I have experimented
>>>>>> with the Auto-Synchro option and have found a synchro site that
>>>>>> works fine. Meaning, when the auto-synchro takes place at the
>>>>>> specified time, my clock is correctly set. But then, anywhere
>>>>>> from 1 to 3 hours later the clock resets itself - all by itself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As an additional point of info, I have all of the current
>>>>>> Windows XP and IE updates installed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roland
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Unknown" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also make sure you have a check mark on 'auto adjust for
>>>>>>> daylight time' under the time zone tab.
>>>>>>> "roland" <roland98@go.com.holdthespamplease> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:6D0A7C5B-5D8E-4300-A29A-4547F32339DD@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi John,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have done all of what you recommended within the last few
>>>>>>>> days BUT I am
>>>>>>>> going to start fresh and do it all again. Also, what you said
>>>>>>>> about other
>>>>>>>> programs possibly causing the problem is an area I am going to
>>>>>>>> check. In
>>>>>>>> fact, I just checked my Palm PDA and it had the wrong/old time
>>>>>>>> on it. Although i have not sync'd it in the last week, nor
>>>>>>>> started the Palm Destop
>>>>>>>> program, I am going to check that and all of my other programs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the tip and I'll keep you posted.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Roland
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "John Doue" wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> roland wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have been struggling with this problem since the most
>>>>>>>>>> recent time change
>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>> Daylight Savings to Standard time. This is also the first
>>>>>>>>>> time in 9 years
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> using Windows that Windows has not notified me with a popup
>>>>>>>>>> of the clock
>>>>>>>>>> being reset the morning after. I am not on a network. I am
>>>>>>>>>> in California
>>>>>>>>>> and have the correct time zone selected: GMT -08:00,
>>>>>>>>>> Pacific. I have
>>>>>>>>>> searched the Microsoft help center and made a few changes to
>>>>>>>>>> the registry
>>>>>>>>>> recommended by Microsoft to force the Windows clock to
>>>>>>>>>> synchronize from the
>>>>>>>>>> CMOS clock, which I have reset repeatedly. When the Windows
>>>>>>>>>> clock resets, it
>>>>>>>>>> resets the CMOS clock. I have tried it with
>>>>>>>>>> "auto-synchronization" and
>>>>>>>>>> without. The auto-sync works, the clock is correct for a
>>>>>>>>>> while, and then in
>>>>>>>>>> the middle of the day the clock resets itself to one hour
>>>>>>>>>> ahead with no input
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> from me. I have the correct date set. I have checked the
>>>>>>>>>> "Automatically
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> adjust clock for Daylight Saving.." box. My computer is on
>>>>>>>>>> all the time.
>>>>>>>>>> Nothing seems to help. It seems that the system refuses to
>>>>>>>>>> go into Standard
>>>>>>>>>> time from Daylight time. Any (advanced) ideas? Please help
>>>>>>>>>> me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No sure why you repost the same query with a different
>>>>>>>>> object. See below
>>>>>>>>> my reply to your post "Clock always one hour ahead":
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just to start from the simplest base possible, I would start:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1/ by unchecking the automatically adjust for daylight saving"
>>>>>>>>> 2/ Uncheck in Internet time the "Automatically synchronize..."
>>>>>>>>> 3/ adjust the time if necessary and reboot. Make sure the
>>>>>>>>> time is still
>>>>>>>>> correct.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If the time remains correct the next days, you will have to
>>>>>>>>> reverse the
>>>>>>>>> process until the problem reappears (if it does). Then, you
>>>>>>>>> will know what causes the problem.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If this does not take care of the problem, some software you
>>>>>>>>> are using
>>>>>>>>> probably causes the problem. I ran into the same kind of
>>>>>>>>> problem until I
>>>>>>>>> found that a program I used to synchronize folders was
>>>>>>>>> messing up the time. I contacted the developer who recognized
>>>>>>>>> the problem and said they
>>>>>>>>> were working on it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Keep me posted privately if you would, this issue is of
>>>>>>>>> special interest
>>>>>>>>> to me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> John Doue
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Have you checked for spyware/malware? I would try at least 2
>>>>> programs (Spybot, Ad-aware, Spywareblaster). This sounds like
>>>>> something is forcing the change.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used to use About Time on client machines prior to XP. It will
>>>>> sync time at given intervals. Every minute if you choose.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've also seen old CMOS batteries cause a clock to run faster or
>>>>> slower, but not jump like you have described.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Terry
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>
>>> I would run at least one other spyware program. One doesn't do it
>>> anymore.
>>>
>>> "About Time" was a clock sync program prior to XP. Most don't need
>>> it anymore but you might want to try it out. Be sure to disable the
>>> Windows time sync.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Terry
>>>
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Congrats! Thnaks for posting back - it would probably be amazing to see how
many times problems are reported and the offending item was another product
that doesn't get reported since everyone is trying to track down Windows
issues.
--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
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