Windows Time not keeping up/weird times randomly

[OG buckshot jr]

Anyone had this? Anyone finally find a fix?

Problem: Nearly everytime I boot into Windows, the time is incorrect. Totally off. Only way for me to fix is to go into the time settings and "re-sync" it to the online server that keeps it's time. It's as if it doesn't do it on it's own.

Things I've tried: changing sites it syncs to. Manual time, without syncing to any site.

Things I've read about, didn't try: editing registry. HAH, ya right, idiots.......

Maybe: It's an update that Microsoft sent out just to fuck with us people with a "borrowed" copy of Win7? It was perfect before, and all of a sudden one day, poof... fucked up time from then on.

Good to know: I run OSX on a seperate hard-drive, and it has never lost time ever - not once. So I know my motherboard's battery is good/no hardware issues. Windows is also on a clean install (just over a month old now).

Thanks all.

 

[mandy]

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Get a Mac.

/troll_mode

All jokes aside, it sounds like you've tried a lot... This might sound crazy so I would suggest leaving it as your last option if you still can't get it fixed and it's causing you a real problem... but look into buying an external clock. They're mostly used for audio engineering, but I'm sure you can pick up a cheap one that'll hook up into the back of your tower.

Like I said, last resort.

 

[Glocky]

So I know my motherboard's battery is good/no hardware issues.

That would have been the only thing that came to mind for me, but you've eliminated it so I'm stumped.

 

[OG buckshot jr]

Thanks for the feedback, all, it's greatly appreciated :)

Mandy - I have one already hehe USB powered too, I love it! And I have a Mac, a Hackintosh on my other hard-drive, and I'm happy to report it has no clock issues

Bah, I've become to dependent on the damn Windows clock because it's so convenient to glance at when I'm working/gaming away :/

 

[jakksilves]

Maybe the installation is corrupted somewhere, given it's recent, if you didn't have this problem before, then perhaps it's something that changed.

Is it the sync server that's unable to connect to your internet perhaps? Something the server itself or ISP is trolling?

 

[Fork Included]

are you sure your battery is not dead? Have you tested it?

 

[zackychuu]

He said his Mobo battery is good already..
But yeah, that's the only thing I can think of lol

 

[OG buckshot jr]

@ Jakk - thought about it, and this is actually one of the things that prompted this installation itself . It just 'happened' one day, or at least I started noticing, and since then I've re-installed (for other reasons, I like a clean system every few months) a few times.. still not fixed :/

@ fork - yes, I've also replaced it with a few brand new ones, still nada...

Like I said, the Mac side of things (same hardware/computer/mobo etc, just a different HDD) works flawlessly, so I already assumed it was ok, even though I tested.

 

[$alvador]

OSX keeps track of UTC and displays time relative to that while Windows just syncs it straight to whatever the most accurate time seems to be. I'm guessing editing the registry is all about making Windows see time the same way so you should probably get to it. Why wouldn't you edit the registry? Unless you're a complete muppet it's not like you'll fuck it up

 

[47]

needs more fans

 

[OG buckshot jr]

OSX keeps track of UTC and displays time relative to that while Windows just syncs it straight to whatever the most accurate time seems to be. I'm guessing editing the registry is all about making Windows see time the same way so you should probably get to it. Why wouldn't you edit the registry? Unless you're a complete muppet it's not like you'll fuck it up

Agreed, but knowing the registry very well, there's nothing in there to edit. These kids are making a whole lot of assumptions over forums. There's already an option not to sync, and have the time set as you'd like. Regardless, same effect :/

Also, what's UTC?

 

[$alvador]

UTC (Universal Coordinated Time) is the new name for GMT 0. The registry editing is not technically editing as it is adding a new value to force Windows to sync relative to UTC

google copypasta

 

[Cock]

http://lifehacker.com/5742148/fix-windows-clock-issues-when-dual+booting-with-os-x

(I skimmed this thread, no idea if this is your issue tho)

 

[Wrath]

Delete everything on your hard drive and re-install windows, using a different installation if you have one.

Claim RMA on your Win Disk lol...