Hey computer gurus...

[SpurHunter]

I am running XP pro, version 2002, service pack 3 on one system. </p>

My question, on my tool bar on the bottom, my clock looses exactly three hours all the time. We dont ever shut this system down, so I know thats not the issue, so why is it doing this?emoScratch </p>

 

[TAzGa]

Time Warp? emoEek emoGoofy emoCrazy

 

[yellburt]

i bet doc1 will be able to help you pm him emoUSA

 

[DoubleB]

Is your system losing time whilst running, or only
after it has been powered off?

If it is after a power-off, your CMOS battery needs
replacing.

If it is losing time whilst powered up, then there is
some software, most likely a heavy-duty bloated
antivirus (Norton), or something similar interfering
with the system clock. Synchronising works, but
if the problem is evident whilst powered on, it needs
to be looked into in more depth, to cure the problem
rather than keep sticking a band-aid on it.

 

[DoubleB]

Also:

The first thing I would check is the time zone and date. Make sure your date is current and that the computer is set for the time zone you live in.

If that is all set correctly and you are still losing or gaining an hour, look for any program you have installed that might interact with your clock such as appointment reminders, calendars and so forth.

Windows XP and 2000 can synchronize a PC with atomic clocks connected to the Internet. Make sure that feature is turned on. Double-click on the time in the system tray, then click on the Internet Time tab. Make sure the "Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server" is checked

 

[Guest]

You may have your puter set to the wrong time zone or as stated above, your cmos battery is dead.

 

[DoubleB]

Seems like if it was the Cmos battery, he'd be losing minutes and not hours though...

 

[minner]

Sometimes restarting helps to get the clock in sync. It's possible to lose time throught out the day if you are running tons of programs or have some viruses constantly running. My suggestion would be to reboot and see if the clock is correct upon restart. If it's not then, run a C:\_ command prompt> type "time"> press Enter. If the time on the prompt and the taskbar are different you might need a new internal battery.

 

[minner]

nothing like 5 responses in 6 minutes

 

[Dropshot]

Check you time and be sure you are not on pst. Normally, if it is a CMOS battery, you will come up with notifications at boot up as the BIOS time and date not set.

 

[Guest]

If you had someone to redo your computer, the time zone was not set, pst zone is what will be set automaticly unless you change it when it is set up, you will always be on california time untill you change it.

 

[TAzGa]

If the cmos battery is dead, wouldn't you loose HDD information and such?

 

[Dropshot]

TAzGa - 2/19/2009 12:54 PM If the cmos battery is dead, wouldn't you loose HDD information and such?

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Normally, even though most sysems now autodetect. You would normally get some type of error notifications.</p>

 

[SpurHunter]

Got it, it was time zone on this machine. CFF is the BEST!

 

[Guest]

SpurHunter - 2/19/2009 10:17 AMGot it, it was time zone on this machine. CFF is the BEST!

Operator error.

 

[NRG]

TAzGa - 2/19/2009 10:54 AM

If the cmos battery is dead, wouldn't you loose HDD information and such?

Battery could be weak and cause such issues, but if battery was removed then it would lose the settings if you turned the computer off, but as long as its on it would retain all the info, but it would loose time.
CMOS that stores all this info can go bad as well, that is rare, but does happen, in those cases time for new main board or new computer.

 

[Guest]

Doc1 - 2/19/2009 10:28 AM

SpurHunter - 2/19/2009 10:17 AMGot it, it was time zone on this machine. CFF is the BEST!

Operator error.

LOL That would be the problem there! emoBang