time fluctuates

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>The time fluctuates, somtimes it's 5 minutes slow other
>times it's 13 minutes slow then it's jumps back to 7
>minutes slow.... it goes back and forth never fast
>though... now this computer is on a company network and
>the time sever is enabled and when i tell it to resync
it
>changes to the right time but later on the time still
>fluctuates... it never the slow by the same amount...
>and hints???
>
>Thanks
>Vin
>
>.
>Sounds like time for new batteries. They're about $3.50

[Mark Wolenski]

Slow compared to what?

Check the Internet Time tab on the Date & Time Control Panel. If you have it
configured to Automatically synchronize ith an Internet time server, it will
do just that!

"Jake" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The time fluctuates, somtimes it's 5 minutes slow other
> >times it's 13 minutes slow then it's jumps back to 7
> >minutes slow.... it goes back and forth never fast
> >though... now this computer is on a company network and
> >the time sever is enabled and when i tell it to resync
> it
> >changes to the right time but later on the time still
> >fluctuates... it never the slow by the same amount...
> >and hints???
> >
> >Thanks
> >Vin
> >
> >.
> >Sounds like time for new batteries. They're about $3.50

[hutch]

you might also consider these - ie
1/
if it's a dell - it's a known and reported
prob on these groups/lists and get fix at -
http://support.dell.com/us/en/filelib/download/download.as
p?
fileid=R40111&format=46537&sid=DIM_PNT_P4_8200&lang=EN&l
ib=0&os=WW1&searchtype=filter&devid
note
need to 'copy/paste' when broken ref'd link
or
2/
Start->Run cmd.exe
net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister [ignore error message]
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
note
fr terri stratton post

hth
God Bless
hutch


>-----Original Message-----
>Slow compared to what?
>
>Check the Internet Time tab on the Date & Time Control
Panel. If you have it
>configured to Automatically synchronize ith an Internet
time server, it will
>do just that!
>
>"Jake" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >The time fluctuates, somtimes it's 5 minutes slow
other
>> >times it's 13 minutes slow then it's jumps back to 7
>> >minutes slow.... it goes back and forth never fast
>> >though... now this computer is on a company network
and
>> >the time sever is enabled and when i tell it to resync
>> it
>> >changes to the right time but later on the time still
>> >fluctuates... it never the slow by the same amount...
>> >and hints???
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >Vin
>> >
>> >.
>> >Sounds like time for new batteries. They're about
$3.50
>
>
>.
>