computer clock

[skate]

hey, i have a slight problem, once in a while my clock on the computer resets itself back 3 hours, so i just change it back when i notice but can i fix it permanantly somehow?

[Kolar]

Is it doing this when ever you reboot?

[Exotic]

yea we're using XP :P

[geekbot]

first thought is the motherboard battery, but if you have XP, the computer should be pretty new?

does it go back exactly 3 hours?

do you have activesync? http://www.computing.net/pda/wwwboard/forum/1190.html

[Exotic]

yea exactly 3 hours

[Rodge_Rabbit]

With Windows XP, there comes an option to automatically adjust the time and date. When youve got the wrong time zone configured, things like that can happen.

My advice: Turn off the automatic synchronisation. You can do that by right click on on the time, and choose for Adjust time/date.
Then look at the last Tab, there it must be. Good luck!

[skate]

yea i had the wrong time zone set heh

[Exotic]

the computer should be pretty new?

we had this comp since fall of 1999 ,lol

[Fit of Rage]

If it still doesn't work, there's a program called socketwatch that can update your computer clock. Search for it on download.com.

[Ralex]

cron jobs maybe?