[PCWorks] A fix for PC/Computer clock inaccuracies that requires no running software

From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 05:41:45 -0500

A lot of us have problems with the clocks on our PC's running 
too fast (some even too slow).  Mine was always running fast 
with Norton installed, after removing it years ago I never had 
the problem again.  But recently over the past few weeks mine 
has being so off, it will be several minutes faster EACH DAY, 
and I have no idea why this suddenly starting happening.

Synching with the time servers on the Windows System Tray clock 
manually will work, but the problem is that *automatic* update 
interval is a week.

You can change this update interval in the Registry.  Looks 
like it's about the same on XP and Vista, at least the target 
tag "SpecialPollInterval" is.  I now have mine set to sync 
every 6 hours and, remember it's shown in SECONDS.  It's in 
hexadecimal format, so "5460" is 21600 decimal (seconds) which 
is 6 hours.  This is how I backed up/exported the tag in XP:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\w32time\TimeProviders\NtpClient]
"SpecialPollInterval"=dword:00005460

On XP in this Registry key area, manually, you can dot the 
"Decimal" option and enter in seconds and it will convert it to 
hexadecimal.

If done correctly, when you open the system clock properties 
again and look at "Next synchronization" it will correctly show 
no longer than (as in my case) 6 hours in the future.

Later I found a nice GUI method of doing this, it's free.
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic%2Dclock/
You don't install anything, it's simply a shortcut GUI to doing 
the same thing, and with other options.  It works on Win7, 
Vista, XP, 2000, 2003, but 32bit ONLY.  64bit will have to do 
it the way I did, (or find another GUI program).

So now you should have no more PC clock problems. ;-)
-Clint

God Bless,
Clint Hamilton, Owner
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[PCWorks] A fix for PC/Computer clock inaccuracies that requires no running software

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