Re: Slow Clock - Always 8 minutes 55 seconds slow

In news:000AB865-32B3-44F1-B365-7FD3D159C197@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Alex <Alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> Kurchian,
> I have had the same problem for quite a while on a Win98 system
> ...
> don't know if it's 8mins slow/24hrs but goes out by hours over
> a
> period of weeks.
>
> I reloaded all software. Prob persists. Just downloaded all
> upgrades.
> Will wait and see and keep you posted.
>
> In the meantime, as interested in the fix as you are?!?! So,
> what
> time is it again?


First take note of whether you are losing time while the computer
is running or while it's powered off. If it's while powered off,
the problem is very likely the battery. But if it's while
running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't
used while the computer is running.



If the clock loses time while running, try this:

Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the
following commands:

net stop w32time

w32tm /unregister

w32tm /register

net start w32time


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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