Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Microsoft XP Clock issues... Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [mod]marshmellowman[/mod] at 4:56 pm on Nov. 22, 2008[quote]That's quite weird, it might be due to a low BIOS battery. The BIOS controls and keeps the time in order, and if the battery starts to get low it might not work well enough all the time so the time starts to lag behind. That's assuming this is a desktop (laptop's have rechargeable BIOS batteries), so if that's the case you might want to look into replacing it (usually just a CR2032 or similar button battery). Otherwise I'm not sure, you can set Windows to autosync with MS time servers though so if it does lag behind it should update itself to the correct time. At least that's what I remember happening back when I had Windows.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post dreamweaver Posted at 4:52 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 After my sister asked me about it, I realized I wasn't the only one having the same issue with this. So I thought I would ask about it and see what other members do to solve the issue. Basically, my clock on my computer will get behind slowly. If I leave it alone for 2 weeks, it will eventually become 15-20 minutes behind. I usually have to go in and re-synchronize it with microsoft online. Of course, this gets to be a pain in the butt after awhile. Both of my brothers and my sister is all having this issue with their computers. My older brother said he thought Windows had an update on it (I don't know as I need to update mine quite a bit and my friend has it- which he's currently in Florida... wont be able to get the discs until sometime in January). My younger brother said he's done the supposed update but still has the same issue. So, if you have this same issue or had it, what do you do about it? I have just recently made mine not synchronize with the Microsoft website, so it might be a couple of weeks before I realize if it actually works better or not... (I don't know why I didnt think of that before *facepalm*)

Replies Charolastra Posted at 5:06 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 yeah, it has something to do with that internal battery (i'm assuming you all have desktop pcs). same thing happened with my old computer. the time was horribly off, but it was also a really old computer, even by the time we acquired it dreamweaver Posted at 4:59 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 Quote: from GdFtherOFCOWS at 7:55 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 Well, if you need to update, http://update.microsoft.com/ is the place to go.   You might want to try to set your clock to automatically synchronize. Do this by double clicking on the clock and editing the settings. I said I already did that... but thanks. I can't update anyway because I need my disc. marshmellowman Posted at 4:56 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 That's quite weird, it might be due to a low BIOS battery. The BIOS controls and keeps the time in order, and if the battery starts to get low it might not work well enough all the time so the time starts to lag behind. That's assuming this is a desktop (laptop's have rechargeable BIOS batteries), so if that's the case you might want to look into replacing it (usually just a CR2032 or similar button battery). Otherwise I'm not sure, you can set Windows to autosync with MS time servers though so if it does lag behind it should update itself to the correct time. At least that's what I remember happening back when I had Windows. GdFtherOFCOWS Posted at 4:55 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 Well, if you need to update, http://update.microsoft.com/ is the place to go. You might want to try to set your clock to automatically synchronize.  Do this by double clicking on the clock and editing the settings. tick Posted at 4:54 pm on Nov. 22, 2008 That is an electronics problem, where oscillation pauses eventually... Yeah. Nvm. I assume it's something to do with CMOS. All 5 previous replies displayed.