I can't figure out why, but every day it seem to be about 3 minutes off. I have to go into the clock and move the time forward. It will be accurate for the rest of the day. When I power back up the following day, the time will be behind. Any suggestions on fixing this?
By the way, the laptop is about 4 1/2 years old and is a company owned laptop, so I'm stuck with the thing until they do a technology refresh in the fall.
2006-06-30 03:30:35 · 3 answers · asked by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The machine is running Win2K Professional. I went into control panel, then date and time, but there is no choice to set it to pull the date and time from an online source.
2006-06-30 03:41:06 · update #1
Yes, on a corporate LAN.
I entered the command you mentioned at the command prompt. Will it permanently use that as the source for the time, or do I need to enter that every time I power up?
2006-06-30 04:27:08 · update #2
It might be your battery thats running low. Every computer has a little battery chip that usually starts working when you turn off the computer. It helps your computer run while its turned off so that it can keep track of the time and date and other good stuff.
You might need to replace your battery soon. Go to control panel then click on Date/Time. You should set it so that whenever you connect to the internet, the time and date will feed off the time from an online server source rather than your own computer's memory.
Ah windows 2000? Are you on a network? Can you tell me what ISP connection you have and how you are connected?
Click on Start, then RUN, and just type cmd and hit enter to get to your command prompt. Type this:
net time /setsntp:time.microsoft.com
Its an online server source that your computer can retrieve the correct time from.
EDIT: It should automatically sync it now. Did it work though? If it doesnt work when you log on in the future, then let me know and I can help you permanently set that way. Just contact me through my profile.
2006-06-30 03:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Sean I.T ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are the CMOS battery needs to be replaced.
Do not confuse this with the laptop's main battery.
The battery might be easily accessible, it may not.
The battery itself should cost $5 to $45 depending on the type.
Installation if necessary will be extra of course.
2006-06-30 10:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by SuperTech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cmos battery you might have to bring to a shop to have it replaced unless you know where it is located and how to replace it me it just leave it at that just as long as you are powered up it will give the right time. i have an 8 year old pII laptop i'd prefer not to open the laptop specially old ones you'll never know what they'd suggest to do with it
2006-06-30 10:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by bitter and twisted 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋