thank you, I will give that a try, a repair in the AM, I think better early AM I hope you feel better soon! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:38 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: CLOCK Nor am I a GURU, But yes the BIOS and the O/S communicate with each other and should be fine as long as the BIOS clock and batteryis in good working order however you do have software in the O/S that "talks to the BIOS" and allows the BIOS to "talk to the O/S" so as you see your thinking is not bad - however there is a software interface that could be the malfunction. My best bet is the Clock Battery, but an overinstall (repair) would defently prove it was not the O/S - on the otherhand - replacing the battery leaves just the BIOS or the O/S. it's a matter of what is easier for you to do to nail the problem and the way you go about troubleshooting. Sorry if this is a bit late in comming, I am not feeling well and am back and forth in /out of bed probably not a good tme to be doing this stuff either. Bob Don <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I am not a guru so I am just running at the mouth here.... I thought the clock/calendar in a computer was simply code in the BIOS that runs continuously as long as power is supplied... from the battery or the wall socket. And that the interface in Windows was simply a software interface to manage changes present a pretty and easy access for the user. If that is the case, how would a clock malfunction cause the specific problem at hand? It would seem more logical that a bad battery or a bad clock would make the Windows interface totally worthless. Not just the one tab. Where has my thinking gone bad? Don PLEASE: 1. Do not give this e-dress to any person or web site such as a card website 2. Delete my name and e-dress before forwarding this e-mail to anyone. Thank you I appreciate your compliance __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk