-=PCTechTalk=- Re: CLOCK
- From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:01:37 -0700 (PDT)
I like your thinking and I agree it is unique to say the very least. I agree
with your thinking and trouble remedy idea. However I think it would be best
and easiest to do an over-install first - she says she uses it for her business
and down time could be a problem. However she also infers that it does not
mess with any other programs, yet it will one day because of the DTG stamp on
software and programs.
It basically depends on the amount of time she has to spend on this problem and
if she could "waste" time trying the over-install or format/install and if she
can afford the time and expense of installing a new drive, O/S, drivers and any
other programs she requires to complete the tasks of her work.
I too am curious as to the cause and remedy of this problem, and for the
future, should this problem arise, I think the easiest should be used first to
discover the minimum amount required to solve the problem. Obviously if an
over-install is A solution then a format, f-disk and clean install would be a
"fix" also as would a new drive or even a new computer. I am POSITIVE it is
not the drive itself (but hey I have been wrong B-4) and that would be over
kill, however she may find a "nerd" that would buy that drive so (s)he could
dissect the disk and discover the exact problem so the problem and not just the
symptoms can be treated.
As with you I accept all the criticism you wish to afford positive or negative.
I am watching this post to learn something I may never see again. I too
believe if not the first it is the first I can find that was reported where I
saw or could find it.
Respectfully,
Bob
Don <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm trying to learn something here, so....
Why is the battery your best bet? Let's say the battery is bad. That
means no juice or too little juice to the clock when the computer is turned
off which means the time will not be correct when you turn the computer back
on. I've had bad time in the BIOS and never had problems with the time
setting interface. When you turn the computer back on, the wall socket is
the source of power instead of the battery. So, in theory anyway, the
problem should go away.
If the BIOS is telling the time setting interface "we have a problem with
the battery", wouldn't the interface simply tell us "check battery" rather
than cause a single tab in the interface to malfunction?
I'm thinking the BIOS does not communicate anything to the windows Time
setting interface and that Windows does not care what time it is.. Instead
the interface reads the BIOS and simply displays what it reads. If Windows
and the time setting interface don't care if the BIOS time is correct or not
how does this cause the Time Zone tab to be inoperative?
Why is this the first time I have ever heard of this problem? Has anyone
else? Why can I not find anything on the M$ website about this problem?
Why can't I find anything about this problem in a Google search? I can
think of two possible answers...
1. The problem is UNIQUE. Literally. It requires the combination of the
uniqueness of her total computer system and just the right character(s)
corrupted in a billion lines of code to cause this problem.
2. The problem is caused by something that was done to the computer or the
software, either intentionally, accidentally or by virus/worm/adware etc. A
permission setting has been changed. A file attribute or name changed. A
diagnostic procedure did something wrong.
This line of thinking suggests to me that the way to fix the problem is to
do a repair or reinstall of the operating system. And it may require a
clean install on a freshly formatted hard drive. And it may also require
downloading of any new/updated drivers for the various components of the
system and updates/patches for the applications to be installed.
If it was me, and I had a spare hard drive laying around or could afford to
buy a new (or used) one (and make good use of it afterwards), I would
install it and put a clean install of Windows on it and see if the problem
still exists. If the problem is gone, I'd leave that harddrive in and use
it until I had time to go back and do a backup of the other drive and then
format and install Windows on it.
If I didn't have a spare or could not make good use of a new one after the
problem is fixed, then I would backup the drive, FDISK and format it and
then do a clean install complete with patches, updated drivers and updated
software.
OR, I would say the hell with it and learn to live with the problem.
Everyone is welcome to take punches at my line of thinking... poke holes in
my logic... present other ideas... I just find this puzzle interesting and
trying to learn something from it.
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