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Vista32bit: Computer clock keeps slowing down...

eskimo · 2008-04-18 00:23:51

...and none of the solutions I've tried ever work either. When I open the settings and try to sync it to a online server's clock, I always get an error message. Likewise, any "computer-clock sync" program I've downloaded has either given the exact same error or just hasn't worked for some other reason. The error usually…

18-04-2008 1:23am

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...and none of the solutions I've tried ever work either. When I open the settings and try to sync it to a online server's clock, I always get an error message. Likewise, any "computer-clock sync" program I've downloaded has either given the exact same error or just hasn't worked for some other reason.
The error usually says "A server could not be found" or something like that.

Basically, every time re-set the time on my computer, within 2 days it has slowed down by up to 5 minutes. Why is it doing this??

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#2 18-04-2008 4:04am

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Try getting the CMOS Battery replaced. Available at any watch repairs shop.

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#3 18-04-2008 12:47pm

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I had a similar problem and just set it to sync the clock with an NTP server every day. Vista won't actually let you configure how often it does this so I had to change a registry key to make it daily.

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