Hi, I had a similar problem withmy new 8200 running Win XP Pro. First, I remembered that Norton had a clock problem in Win ME and a patch to fix it. I opened the Norton Virus Scan and ran Live Update. I then double clicked on the time and opened the Data and Time setting dialog box. Click the Internet tab and see if you have "Automatically sychronize with an Internet time server" enabled. If so, check to see the previous synchronization date and time. Then see when the next one is to take place. You can always change the sync time to a shorter one.
The first time, after running Norton Liveupdate, I disabled the synchronization. That corrected my problem. I went back in a few days later and enabled the Internet synchronization.
The clock problem has occurred only once since then and I just repeated the above steps. HTH
So, OK, we now know how to work around this. But just what is this? Is it a problem? Sounds very suspicious to me!
smers wrote:
- New 4400 1.8 DDR, Clock loosing >15 Minutes per
- hour, What Next?
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Information for most systems using XP go
here. There is ALSO a patch for you to download at the same site.
If the options at the above site doesn't fix your clock, download
Rocket.Time. It is a free small program that will reset your Windows clock and keep it accurate to the second. It works great with all Windows including XP. I ran it for several months until Dell came out with the patch.
Dayton
Dimension 8200 @ 1.8GHz In Service 12/06/01 512MB RDRAM, 40GB, HD 21 in. P1130 Trinitron Monitor Windows XP Home Toshiba PCX1100 Cable Modem Linksys BEF SR41 Router IE 6.02, Communicator 4.9 and 6.2 Zone Alarm (Free) Criminals love gun control
Thanks for the response. The messages I got and guidance at various pages and steps didn't follow what previous screens said to expect. I really am getting almost paranoid about following advice that says to expect one thing, yet yields something quite different. I'll try one of the clock programs and just mark another one in the Dell minus column.
smers
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January 16th, 2002 21:00
Richard L
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January 16th, 2002 21:00
The first time, after running Norton Liveupdate, I disabled the synchronization. That corrected my problem. I went back in a few days later and enabled the Internet synchronization.
The clock problem has occurred only once since then and I just repeated the above steps. HTH
dre53
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January 17th, 2002 23:00
(Home built)
Pentium 4 1.9 Gig / 478 pin 400Mhz FSB
Shuttle Motherboard
Via chipset P4x266 VT8233 DDRam Support
Windows XP (home edition - Clean Install!)
DDRam 768 Meg - WD 80 gig HD ATA 100
Gainward GF3 Powerpack Golden Sample/64 meg
LiteOn 24x10x40 CD-RW - Pioneer DVD 500m
Pinacle Firewire Card - Linksys Lan 10/100
Santa Cruz Sound Card (4127 beta drivers)
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Microtek 3700 Scanner - HP 1100 Printer
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jimirwin
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April 24th, 2002 04:00
smers wrote:
- New 4400 1.8 DDR, Clock loosing >15 Minutes per
- hour, What Next?
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olefin56
689 Posts
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April 24th, 2002 11:00
Hi:
Information for most systems using XP go here.
There is ALSO a patch for you to download at the same site.
If the options at the above site doesn't fix your clock, download Rocket.Time.
It is a free small program that will reset your
Windows clock and keep it accurate to the second.
It works great with all Windows including XP.
I ran it for several months until Dell came out with the patch.
Dayton
Dimension 8200 @ 1.8GHz
In Service 12/06/01
512MB RDRAM, 40GB, HD
21 in. P1130 Trinitron Monitor
Windows XP Home
Toshiba PCX1100 Cable Modem
Linksys BEF SR41 Router
IE 6.02, Communicator 4.9 and 6.2
Zone Alarm (Free)
Criminals love gun control
jimirwin
2 Posts
0
April 24th, 2002 15:00
Thanks for the response. The messages I got and guidance at various pages and steps didn't follow what previous screens said to expect. I really am getting almost paranoid about following advice that says to expect one thing, yet yields something quite different. I'll try one of the clock programs and just mark another one in the Dell minus column.
This kinda stuff is drivin' me crazy!!!!!!
Jim