windows clock gains time

[brianrly]

hey all,
how can i slow down the clock in the taskbar on windows me? it gains about 3 minutes a month....thanks, brian

[Darthtanion]

If you double click your time icon, you will bring up a properties window. Go to the tab on the right and you will see a check box giving you the option to use an online clock service automatically. Use in accordance with your own preferences.

[brianrly]

WHEN I TRY THAT, ALL I GET IS A ADJUST TIME AND DATE WINDOW, NO OTHER OPTIONS EXIST................?

[minibubba]

CAPS?

anyway, you must not be using winXP, try atomic clock instead

[brianrly]

i'll try that. note the original post says windows me. thanks..............brian

caps was a mistake

[minibubba]

note the original post says windows me

:o oops, I missed that

[Darthtanion]

I did as well. The cause will be your motherboard. Sometimes a BIOS update can fix it, but if you use something like minibubba linked to above it will handle the problem for you.

[mikeh420]

I have had very few M/Bs that had perfectly accurate clocks, only one was even close, and that M/B had a Cyrix 486DLC. The accuracy of the system clock is not a high priority where CPU resources are concerned, and as a result the clock gains or loses time. Not much you can do, except update it regularly.