I have an extremely strange problem that even mircosoft couldn't help me with. My system clock(the time)gets set an hour ahead everytime i restart the computer. This just started happening after daylight savings and is driving me crazy. It goes to the correct time after i go on the internet, but if i don't go on the internet it will advance 1 hour every time i restart windows. I set the time correctly in the bios and it came up correct in windows, but when i restarted windows guess what, advanced. If i right click the time it says a proper privledge is not held by the client, by the way this account is administrator, and the 2nd account is also, and neither can set the time. If i have to reinstall windows to set a god dam clock then bye bye microsoft and hello apple. Sorry for the language, I am pissed) I am just about to tie this computer to my truck bumper and drag it through the neighborhood.

Usually time problems are a bum CMOS battery ?

The problem i have is not the cmos battery. What is happening is very strange. If i use a different hard drive with win98 the clock stays fine, but when i use the xp drive it actually clears the time out of the cmos, but if i use the 98 drive the cmos keeps the time. This just happened during the time rollback. Also the administrator account can't even change the time, it says you do not have the proper privledge level to set the system time. I think this is a bunch of bull s--- and i am buying a mac tomorrow if i don't get this resolved. I am tired of this stupid s--- going wrong like this every f---in day.

Hi, Do you have the correct time zone entered? IE. I have GMT-6:00, set at Central US. I also have daylight savings checked. Hope that helps. Tony AMD Athlonxp 3200+ OC Asus A7N8x-deluxe-E ATI AIW 9600pro 2x WD SATA raptors/raid0 Corsair XMS3200 16x Lite-on DVD 12x DVD-R 48x Lite-on CDRW Aspire Super Alien Case

OK- This is good reading to improve my vocabulary. :) Try this- Go to the Logon of Windows Safe-Mode A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP At the Logon there is an account called "Administrator". Logon to that, then see if you can change the time. Report back.

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> it says you do not have the proper privledge level to set the system time Maybe the security settings got screwed. Try start->run, type "secpol.msc" and click on ok. In the left pane click on the plus next to "local policies", then click on "user rights assignment". In the right pane locate "change the system time". Double-click and make sure "Administrators" have the right to change the time.