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Losing time
Name: bobhome Date: March 31, 2002 at 01:19:59 Pacific
Comment:
I have just read in an earlier post that norton av 2002 causes problems with clock, I have a Compaq Pressario 1gz. 128 mgb ram,My cmos battery OK.As soon as I join internet my clock jumps back 5mins,I sync to put it right.then come offline.As soon as I go online again same problem.It is definatley NOT the battery.Has anybody got any solutions??? THANKS in advance BOB
Name: bobhome Date: March 31, 2002 at 04:53:14 Pacific
Reply:
By the way thanks for your help JOE,Disabled live update still got the problem
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Response Number 5
Name: Nick Johnson Date: May 3, 2002 at 13:40:38 Pacific
Reply:
New Dell 340 running XP Professional.
Every time (whether manual or automatic) my system syncs with an internet time server my software clock starts running 35% SLOW until I reboot. It does this with nothing else running (other than XP)
Dell has been ZERO help and keeps referring me to the same document that outlines narrowing down the application that can tie up system resources and cause time loss. I know what causes it: performing the OS function, internet time sync - I just don't know why or how to fix it.
Any help would be appreciated.
My workaround is to turn auto time sync OFF and when I manually invoke it I immediately reboot and everything is fine.
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