Losing Time

I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would lose
about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these past few
months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days. After
rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and now about 4
hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to square one.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:30:14 -0500, David B. Mathews wrote:

> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
> XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would
> lose about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these
> past few months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days.
> After rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and
> now about 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to
> square one.

Try NTP.

"ray" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:30:14 -0500, David B. Mathews wrote:
>
>> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
>> XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would
>> lose about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these
>> past few months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days.
>> After rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and
>> now about 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to
>> square one.
>
> Try NTP.

What is NTP?

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:53:55 -0500, David B. Mathews wrote:

> "ray" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:30:14 -0500, David B. Mathews wrote:
>>
>>> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate
>>> Dell XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it
>>> would lose about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates
>>> these past few months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past
>>> 3 days.
>>> After rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet
>>> and
>>> now about 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back
>>> to square one.
>>
>> Try NTP.
>
> What is NTP?

Network Time Protocol - it's a facility for updating your time
periodically from a time server on the internet.

Hi, David.

It is not normal for a computer clock to lose time!

Changing your Internet time server and syncing the time more frequently
might keep you closer to the correct time, but if it were MY computer, I
would be trying to find out why it's losing time.

Since it's a new computer, I'd ask Dell. Quickly, before the warranty
expires!

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

"David B. Mathews" <> wrote in message
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> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
> XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would lose
> about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these past few
> months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days. After
> rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and now about
> 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to square one.

There's a lot of good info on this here;

http://www.asksomeone.net/forums/ind...ndpost&p=34099

"R. C. White" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, David.
>
> It is not normal for a computer clock to lose time!
>
> Changing your Internet time server and syncing the time more frequently
> might keep you closer to the correct time, but if it were MY computer, I
> would be trying to find out why it's losing time.
>
> Since it's a new computer, I'd ask Dell. Quickly, before the warranty
> expires!
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
>
> "David B. Mathews" <> wrote in message
> news:2B7D0CD1-E307-48D8-BADF-...
> > I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
> > XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would
lose
> > about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these past
few
> > months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days. After
> > rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and now
about
> > 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to square
one.
>

David B. Mathews;612153 Wrote:
> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
> XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would
> lose
> about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these past
> few
> months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days. After
> rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and now
> about 4
> hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to square one.

Hi David,

As a workaround you can increase the amount of times your computer
automatically does a Internet Time Synchronization. This will show you
how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/89...tml#post442255

This is usually caused by a low or dying CMOS battery on your
motherboard. You can just replace it to see if that will fix the
problem. See NOTE A in the link above for more details on this.

Hope this helps you,
Shawn


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"David B. Mathews" <> wrote in message
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> I updated this afternoon using Windows update on my Vista Ultimate Dell
> XPS720. When I got this computer back in Dec. of last year it would lose
> about 3 to 5 min. per day. After all the different updates these past few
> months I had only lost a little over a min. in the past 3 days. After
> rebooting after the updates I set the time with the internet and now about
> 4 hours later I have lost about 3 min. Looks like I'm back to square one.

Losing time is normally indicative of a dying CMOS battery. Replace, and you
should lose time anymore.

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