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thanks for the help. once i reset the time in the bios, xp maintained the
correct time.
"Galen" wrote:
> In news:ubS4OuthFHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> Jose Francisco <almach@onvol.net> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Have you tried setting the time in the BIOS settings?
> >
> >
> > "kcchelpdesk2" <kcchelpdesk2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news
2D7C53D-E872-4286-A7E2-40456FC511F2@microsoft.com...
> >> my pc will not keep the current time and date. i have replaced the
> >> motherboard battery and syncronized with the two available time/date
> >> sites to
> >> no avail. this problem began after someone bypassed my desktop logon
> >> and created his own. don't know if this part of the problem, but the
> >> timing is noteworthy.
> >>
> >> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Above and beyond that can you describe how your PC is losing time?
>
> Here's what I want to know.
>
> Does the PC lose time while you're using it? Does it gain time while you're
> using it? Does it lose time only when it's powered off? Does it lose time
> when it's powered off and the power strip is also turned off? Does it always
> revert to a certain time?
>
> If it always reverts to a certain time and does it while it's off only then
> you should check the battery status again and, as was suggested, the BIOS
> settings though adjusting the time should have made that stick already. It
> may not be the battery, it might also be the contacts on the board. That's
> often something that can be fixed pretty easily with a number of methods.
> It's also possible you got a bad battery off the shelf. Take the battery
> out, stick it in your mouth and roll it around. Does it tingle? If so it's
> not the battery...
>
> What you *could* be looking at is a RTC problem... Real-Time Clock or
> Real-Time Chip troubles aren't that fun. They can be fixed if you're REALLY
> adept with a desoldering iron, have the proper sink, and a big maginfying
> glass. (Err... It's just easier to replace the board at that point.) I'd
> hope for the former and not for troubles with the RTC though those are
> usually just as easily lived with by downloading one of the many clock sync
> tools and keeping it running in the background and setting it to update
> every hour or so. If the board is still under warranty and it turns out to
> be a RTC issue then it's best to return it. Trying to fix it on your own
> (unless you're a major geek - I know I wouldn't bother trying to fix it and
> I'm kind of geeky) is not something for the faint of heart.
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
>
>
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