Time error

[atifds9]

Hi all was wondering if you could help me, having a strange problem with the time on my win xp pro machine, for some reason a couple of days ago the time seemed to start jumping FORWARD 20 mins, it's a new system only a few months old, any idea whats causing this, i am running desktop sidebar but wasn't havening problems untill now, any help appreciated

Atif

p.s see sig for sys spec

[Jiff Lemon]

Is it set to syncronise with an internet time source?

[Kezzer]

I thought the time was taken from the BIOS which was regularly updated from the Internet?

[atifds9]

it was set to sync of windows time server, but i have tried turning that off but it still seems to slowly creep forward, in a few hours it has gained 10mins, is the mobo battry dying, it's only a few months old, or something more severe?

[SmileyUK]

have seen it before on a few machines...if you watch the clock it runs slightly fast... i wouldnt worry none of them ever blew up

just buy a watch instead

[atifds9]

LOL that was funny, but dosen't solve my problem smiley, so heres how it's done, restart the xp machine which has been running for 7 days straight and has been updated from windows update, and it fixed, no need for anything to blow up, or to buy a watch

[SmileyUK]

damn i was gonna try and sell you a watch