Computer clock is giving wrong times

blade995 · August 25, 2005

Well i set my computer clock every morning(since it's wrong) and at the end of the day it's about 15 mins fast again. I haven't tried anything because I don't know what could be causing it.

I have scanned for spyware and viruses and all of that.

SPECS

AMD Athlon 3200+

Windows XP home

512mb ram

I will post a hijackthis log if needed.

Bmw · August 25, 2005

Hmm...you scanned w/ adaware and or spybot, and still nothing? Have you scanned in safemode?

One thing I can quickly suggest off the top of my head is to right click the time, click adjust date/time, click on the "Internet Time" tab, and make sure that the "Sync with internet, server time.windows.com is checked.

If that doesn't work, then I'd suggest to post a hijackthis log, and maybe Merc of someone will give it a look.

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Greatsilverwyrm · August 25, 2005

Never heard of a virus or anything speeding up the clock. Most likely your internal clock is just buggered somewhere.

Do you have the atomic clock synchronization on? If not, try that. If the built-in windows synchronization doesn't work, which it didn't for me for the longest time, there are a slew of freeware and shareware atomic clock synchronizers out there. Just google it.

ShakaKhan70 · August 26, 2005

I have been having the same problem, only mine was ahead by 45 minutes at one point, although its back to 15 ahead now. I checked the internet sync and all that stuff, and did all the scans, but nothing has worked.

krunkthemonk · August 26, 2005

I know that if its slowing down that your cmos battery may be going dead. I've never heard of it speeding up though.

blade995 · August 26, 2005

I have clock sync on. This is getting anoying as hell. I set it about 1:00 today and it's like 17mins fast again.

I know that if its slowing down that your cmos battery may be going dead. I've never heard of it speeding up though.

I don't exactly know what you eman by this. I think you mean my computer battery? This is a desktop computer.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1

Scan saved at 10:30:03 PM, on 8/25/2005

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost[Caution: ExecutableFile]

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon[Caution: ExecutableFile]

c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost[Caution: ExecutableFile]

c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\sstray[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\zHotkey[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Digital Media Reader\shwiconem[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\VERIZO~1\SMARTB~1\MotiveSB[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshld[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Logitech\MouseWare\system\em_exec[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\WkUFind[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\111966~1\EE\AOLHOS~1[Caution: ExecutableFile]

c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsescn[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\111966~1\EE\AOLServiceHost[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy[Caution: ExecutableFile]

c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsftsn[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\waol[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Program Files\America Online 9.0\shellmon[Caution: ExecutableFile]

C:\Documents and Settings\Brad Redel\Desktop\Brad\HijackThis[Caution: ExecutableFile]

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Verizon Online

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O3 - Toolbar: McAfee VirusScan - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - c:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshl.dll

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O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs[Caution: ExecutableFile]

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O16 - DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} (McAfee.com Operating System Class) - https://objects.aol.com/mcafee/molbin/s ... insctl.cab

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupda ... 9656037328

O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - https://objects.aol.com/mcafee/molbin/s ... cGDMgr.cab

O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - America Online - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLAcsd[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: AOL TopSpeed Monitor (AOL TopSpeedMonitor) - America Online, Inc - C:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\TopSpeed\2.0\aoltsmon[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: AOL Spyware Protection Service (AOLService) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\\aolserv[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: McAfee.com McShield (McShield) - Unknown owner - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: McAfee SecurityCenter Update Manager (mcupdmgr[Caution: ExecutableFile]) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdmgr[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: McAfee.com VirusScan Online Realtime Engine (MCVSRte) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32[Caution: ExecutableFile]

O23 - Service: PrismXL - New Boundary Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon[Caution: ExecutableFile]

krunkthemonk · August 26, 2005

I have clock sync on. This is getting anoying as hell. I set it about 1:00 today and it's like 17mins fast again.

I know that if its slowing down that your cmos battery may be going dead. I've never heard of it speeding up though.

I don't exactly know what you eman by this. I think you mean my computer battery? This is a desktop computer.

No no no. The CMOS battery helps you store your system info such as your settings and time. They usually last for around 8-10 years but depending how much your computer is used it would decrease its projected life span.

How old is your computer and do you use it very frequently? Again the CMOS may not be the problem but this info may be handy in the future.

Greatsilverwyrm · August 26, 2005

Actually, the battery itself doesn't store any information, it allows minor electronics to remain powered so that your settings can be saved on them.

krunkthemonk · August 26, 2005

Actually, the battery itself doesn't store any information, it allows minor electronics to remain powered so that your settings can be saved on them.

Whoopsies put the wrong thing in. Anyways that info was from the troubleshooting section in my dell comp manual. I'll fix my post asap.

blade995 · August 26, 2005

My computer is only about 7 months old, so i don't think that batery thing could be the problem. If it is this computer is under warentee still.

krunkthemonk · August 26, 2005

http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/showpo ... ostcount=3

Sometimes (especially with Dell machines) the discrepancy is outside

the range that the time sync will adjust - and you get a large steady

error, like 10 minutes in an hour. If that happens Try these steps:

-_-

Use the link since the exact commands cannot be posted here. Reply back if this doesn't work.

blade995 · August 26, 2005

I don't know what to do with those camands.

Taken straight from the page.

1. Start->Run cmd.e3e

2. net stop w32time

3. w32tm.e3e /unregister

4. w32tm.e3e /register

5. net start w32time

I put the first one one into the run box. I get a black box with C:\documents and settings\ my name

What do i do after the first step?

Chris · August 26, 2005

Type the rest, followed by an enter after each command.

"net" is a command so your pc will use it with the switches.

If you don't believe me type "net /?" and press enter.

blade995 · August 26, 2005

Thanks everybody! I did those steps and i think it worked.

If it didn't i'll post back.

Computer clock is giving wrong times

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