Time Warp

My Dell XPS has a problem reporting the correct time. About once a month the clock is off by 4hrs. It's not a big problem. It is now 8:31pm. Any ideas off the top of your head?

I see that the time posted correctly on the site! It posts very wrong on SAS's site.

It's a problem burried deeply inside of XP:
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-10149_102-242929.html

Many interesting links; but to no avail.

Since it's so minor, I will live with it. If I come across a 'Cure', I will gladly share it.

Last edited by bob_deloach on 13th August 2011, 1:00 pm; edited 2 times in total (Reason for editing : Addendum)

Try to change motherboard battery and try to set your clock to automatically sync with Windows Time Server.

Thank you; but already tried that. Have more troublesome problems to solve; will post one I've given up on.

Did you install correction (hotfix) for DST date change?

I skimmed thru around 600 updates in my update history. I didn't see it; most were for MSE and MSOffice. The date changed fine when DST began; I expect it will change back fine too. My IBM P4 laptop was off by 4Hrs(exactly) at least once or twice a day; but it got dropped only one(!) too many times. This old Dell only does it about once a month; so that's not too bad. But it never never Ever got dropped!


I solved one of my other problems by using a command that's new to me(subst); but I still have that video problem I posted.