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Posted by Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] on March 10, 2007, 4:53 pm
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Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
Locate the SpecialPollInterval value in the right pane. Double click it.
Select the Decimal radio button and enter the time between updates, in
seconds (3600 = 1 hour). Then click Start, Run and enter
NET STOP W32TIME
Then Start, Run and enter
NET START W32TIME
You may also want to change the time provider to time-b.nist.gov. I've
found it to be the most reliable.
If manually modifying the Registry isn't to your liking, see
www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities,Change Internet Update Time Interval.
You'll still need to stop/start the W32TIME service, or reboot.
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> Has anyone tried the time sync programs listed on the nist sites? I would
> like to resync more frequently than 1/week.
>
> My MCE can/will vary from 2 min early to 2 min late over a day or 2. With
> the cable channels skewing their times, and my MCE doing it too, I have to
> record over 5 min before and after to make sure I get the beginning/end of
> a show... I shut the system down for two days after syncing it, and when I
> booted it the BIOS clock was still OK.
>
> My router can be configured as a NTP server, with updates from a nist
> server (or I could set it up on my Unix box). The MCE will not accept time
> from anything other than the windows time site. The nist or any other site
> just error, and you can't change the update frequency to less than a week
> anyway. My XP will connect to anything I give it, but still has a 1 week
> resync. Both systems are configured the same except for the IP's.
>
> It would be a no-brainer to install other software, except my XP Pro keeps
> good time, it is the MCE I don't want to screw up (more than it is!).
>
> Gary
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