On Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:12:23 -0500, "Stephen M.H. Lawrence"
wrote:


"David" wrote:

Talk about your overkill...

Overkill? In XP, double click on the time at the bottom right hand
of your monitor, click on the "Internet Time" tab, click on Update
Now, and wait for the confirmation message. You'll be within
2 milliseconds of "atomic time," and your system will update once
a week automatically.

No spyware, no malware, no viruses.

Do you define that as overkill?

73,

Steve Lawrence
Burnsville, Minnesota


I have the little Atomic Time application correcting my clock every 15
minutes. I have robots to keep synchronized.

This is typical Microsoft weirdness:

''Synchronizing your computer clockIf your computer is a member of a
domain, your computer clock is probably synchronized automatically by
a network time server. If your computer is not a member of a domain,
you can synchronize your computer clock with an Internet time server.

If synchronization is enabled, your computer clock is synchronized
with an Internet time server once a week. However, if you don't have a
continuous Internet connection through a cable modem or DSL modem, the
automatic synchronization might not always occur. In that case, you
can force an immediate synchronization by clicking the Update Now
button on the Internet Time tab in Date and Time in Control Panel.
This tab is only available if your computer is not a member of a
domain.

If time synchronization fails
When you click the Update Now button, your clock should be
synchronized immediately. If it fails, it might be for one of the
following reasons:

You are not connected to the Internet. Establish an Internet
connection before you attempt to synchronize your clock.
Your personal or network firewall prevents clock synchronization. Most
corporate and organizational firewalls will block time
synchronization, as do some personal firewalls. Home users should read
the firewall documentation for information about unblocking network
time protocol (NTP). You should be able to synchronize your clock if
you switch to Windows Firewall.
The Internet time server is too busy or is temporarily unavailable. If
this is the case, try synchronizing your clock later, or update it
manually by double-clicking the clock on the taskbar. You can also try
using a different time server.
The time shown on your computer is too different from the current time
on the Internet time server. Internet time servers might not
synchronize your clock if your computer's time is off by more than 15
hours. To synchronize the time properly, ensure that the date and time
settings are set close to your current time in the Date and Time
Properties in Control Panel.
Notes

To open Date and Time, click Start, point to Settings, click Control
Panel, and then double-click Date and Time.
An Internet time server updates the date set by your computer as well
as the time.
The Update Now button is not available unless the Automatically
synchronize with an Internet time server check box is selected.
You can change the time on your computer clock manually on the Date &
Time tab in Date and Time in Control Panel. You can also open Date and
Time by double-clicking the clock on the taskbar. ''