Re: XP Clock very very very fast

From: Orcades (Orcades_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:01:03 -0800

"frodo@theshire.org" wrote:

> FWIW, I have seen bad sound drivers cause clock issues (as well as
> frequency/tone issues), as they often screw w/ the timer. Also, I've seen
> this if the proper chipset drivers are not installed. Interesting that
> safe mode does not show the problem, I'd guess that's because it did not
> load the offending driver (safe loads only the essential drivers). Happy
> hunting...

Thanks for the input,

Just to clarify things, I am saying that once the Laptop has booted into
windows, and approximately 80% of the time, the Laptop will have this
problem, for example when I right click time at the bottom righthand corner
of the desktop, and try to adjust the time, the minute hand is going around
at very nearly once per second.

However if I then reboot the Laptop, the time in the BIOS is within a minute
or so of the correct time, the same goes for Safe Mode. I know this sounds
corny, but this is the way it is going.

I am fairly certain it is not a software problem, because I have reloaded a
good Ghost Image from August this year, and after that didn't work I used the
system restore CDs, and I still the same problem.

But why this problem should only occur, whilst the Laptop is using Windows
XP, and so far at least anyway, not whilst in Safe Mode, or the BIOS. I have
no idea.

Anyway I have given the Laptop back the owner, as I just don't have the
time, or perhaps the necessary skills to sort this problem out.

Cheers,

>
>

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