Re: Clock wildly inaccurate on MCE 2005 machine

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"Tiny Tim" <_tim_dodd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Can anyone recommend a utility that will update the system time more
>>> often than every 24 hours and perhaps try different servers if one fails
>>> to respond? Alternatively, is there anything I can do to improve my
>>> Shuttle's timekeeping? It is 8 months old and is kept on 24*7 so I can't
>>> see it being a CMOS battery problem or anything like that. How can it
>>> lose 2 minutes in less than 24 hours?
>>>
>> I was having a similar problem and eventually just installed another
>> program to handle the time. There are plenty out there, but the one I'm
>> using now is Emsa Time Synchronizer. Seems to work ok.
>>
> Thanks for the pointer. I have installed it and will see how it goes. It
> certainly appears to offer just what I need. Cheers :-)
>
I've just checked the MCE PC this morning and it is running within half a
second of the time on my laptop. That's quite an improvement on the 2 minute
discrepancy previously. So Emsa Time Synchroniser is just the job. Thanks
again :-)


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