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Old 11-15-2008, 11:59 PM
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OK, So, the clock on my computer is always going fast and windows XP syncs once a week or two.

It's not unusual for my clock to get 3 minutes fast every day.

Well, most people know how to manually sync it:



Well, using this trick, you can adjust the interval that windows syncs the time. I have mine set to sync every couple of hours. Here's how:[*] Start the Registry Editor (Start Menu: Run: Type 'Regedit': Hit OK)
[*] Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ W32Time \ TimeProviders \ NtpClient \[*] Double-click the SpecialPollInterval value, and change the Base of the Value data to Decimal[*] Now change the Value data to the time interval you desire, noting that the time is given in seconds (so for 1 day the value would be 86400, while the default (7 days) is 604800[*] Close the registry editor[*]Booya!
 
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Old 11-16-2008, 01:15 AM
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I can see it now... "My CoMPTUER won't boot....!?!" lol
 
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Old 11-16-2008, 04:38 AM
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As long as I can tell wot day it is, respond when my name is called & still hit the bowl 99% of time, I don't really give a rats how accurate the time is. But thanks for the input.
 
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Old 11-16-2008, 04:47 AM
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This is why i wear a a good watch lol
 
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Old 11-16-2008, 08:08 AM
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Just as efficient, but not quite as tricky: I downloaded a program called "atomic sync" for free from download.com

It runs in the background and does the exact same thing.
 
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Old 11-16-2008, 08:52 AM
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my clock on the comp seems to always be right(my last comp I had the same issue you did though) but my clock by my comp always seems to be slow by 5 mins a week...you have a fix for that clock lol
 
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