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XP changed date
Name: helenjane Date: September 21, 2004 at 02:09:52 Pacific OS: win xp home CPU/Ram: Pent 4/ 1012
Comment:
Turned computer on and date set at Sep 21st 2000. HAve changed backto 2004, but is this likely to happen again, and what may have caused it??
Name: salgolf Date: September 21, 2004 at 02:20:40 Pacific
Reply:
The only thing that comes to mind is that your CMOS battery is dead or dying. It's a small round battery, like a watch battery, on your motherboard. It's easy to change if you're careful.
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Response Number 2
Name: helenjane Date: September 21, 2004 at 07:31:19 Pacific
Reply:
That would be a worry as we've only had the system new from Dell since July!
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