My clock's all wrong.

nickie on 19/5/2008 at 20:12

Just wondering if there would be any particular reason why my clock is losing time. I've just noticed it's about 10 minutes slow (my time and post time different) though I reset it not that long ago.

And is it a problem of some sort - or not?

ChickenMcOwnage on 19/5/2008 at 23:02

No problem, your computer's internal clock is just starting to get off track.

Assuming you have Windows, you can either:

1) not care and do nothing
2) use Atomic Clock Sync; this is what we use at work - it's automatic and just sits in your task tray: (http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/)
3) make Windows sync its time more frequently via registry edits... meh, why bother?

nickie on 21/5/2008 at 05:50

Thanks for that - just seemed strange it kept perfect time for 6 years - but then I'm slowing down too. :)

Mortal Monkey on 21/5/2008 at 15:20

Perhaps it's time to change the clock battery.

gunsmoke on 21/5/2008 at 19:12

1)Right click your clock in the bottom right hand corner of your desktop.

2)Choose 'adjust date/time'.

3)Click on the 'internet time' tab

4)Check the box for 'automatically synchronize w/an internet time server' and choose one from the drop-down menu.

nickie on 21/5/2008 at 19:20

Thanks guys - was just worried it indicated an imminent demise of pc.

gunsmoke on 22/5/2008 at 12:26

no problem. Did you get it all sorted out?

nickie on 22/5/2008 at 12:53

Yes - thank you!

madwolf on 22/5/2008 at 19:22

Mine's being doing that for years. It got to the point I was past caring :erg:

nickie on 22/5/2008 at 19:37

Well that's good to know - I'm about to upgade processor, hdd and graphics card - be a bit of a bugger if it all went bang just then. Mind you, I don't know what bit the clock is on. Trawling my way through (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/) howstuffworks in an attempt to be less ignorant, but have not got as far as the clock yet.