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My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and
what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to right time when I
turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.
 
On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:45:00 -0800, Martha
<Martha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and
>what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to right time when I
>turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.

Might need the CMOS battery changing .
 
Martha

The late Alex Nicholl made a suggestion in this thread you might try.
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...lnk=st&q=fast+computer+clock#486a83acb0a5cfe3

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Martha wrote:
> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this
> happens and what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to
> right time when I turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2
> yr. old. Thank you.
 
Wouldn't a run down battery make the clock run slow. Reports in Google
seem to indicate that Running fast can be a problem with Dell computers.

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Gerry
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Stourport, England
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bojimbo26@aol.com wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:45:00 -0800, Martha
> <Martha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this
>> happens and what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to
>> right time when I turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2
>> yr. old. Thank you.
>
> Might need the CMOS battery changing .
 
Martha wrote:
> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and
> what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to right time when I
> turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.

That's why they have NTP or Network Time Protocol to keep your time correct.
 
On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:45:00 -0800, Martha
<Martha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and
> what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to right time when I
> turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.


Before anyone whose clock is running slow rushes out to buy a new
battery, he should first take note of whether he is losing time while
the computer is running or while it's powered off. If it's while
powered off, the problem *is* very likely the battery. But if it's
while running, it can *not* be the battery, because the battery isn't
used while the computer is running.

If the clock loses time while running, try this:

Open a command prompt window (Start | Run | cmd) and enter the
following commands:

net stop w32time
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time


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Wrong TIME zone Maybe


Martha wrote:
> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and
> what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to right time when I
> turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.
 
"tom" <tom@blowfish.us> wrote in message news:JYW6j.28666$JD.24263@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net...
> Wrong TIME zone Maybe
>
>
> Martha wrote:
>> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this happens and what I need to do to
>> correct this problem. It resets to right time when I turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP
>> SP2. 2 yr. old. Thank you.

I doubt the time zone makes the computer clock run fast.
But I recall that Dell had some problems with the accuracy of the clocks in some models several
years back.
I would search the Dell web site for clock timing problems for your model.
You did not say what the model number was.
 
Dell desktop , 2 years old , still running ok .





On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:23:31 -0000, "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:

>Wouldn't a run down battery make the clock run slow. Reports in Google
>seem to indicate that Running fast can be a problem with Dell computers.
>
>~~~~
>
>
>Gerry
>~~~~
>FCA
>Stourport, England
>Enquire, plan and execute
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>bojimbo26@aol.com wrote:
>> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:45:00 -0800, Martha
>> <Martha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this
>>> happens and what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to
>>> right time when I turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2
>>> yr. old. Thank you.
>>
>> Might need the CMOS battery changing .
>
 
Well I got a lot of returns to my question here:
http://www.dellcommunity.com/suppor...HrsoxWeB_-1&submitted=true&q=clock+gains+time

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

bojimbo26@aol.com wrote:
> Dell desktop , 2 years old , still running ok .
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:23:31 -0000, "Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> Wouldn't a run down battery make the clock run slow. Reports in
>> Google seem to indicate that Running fast can be a problem with Dell
>> computers.
>>
>> ~~~~
>>
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>
>> bojimbo26@aol.com wrote:
>>> On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 04:45:00 -0800, Martha
>>> <Martha@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My computers clock keeps running fast, can you tell me why this
>>>> happens and what I need to do to correct this problem. It resets to
>>>> right time when I turn pc on in AM. I have a Dell pc with XP SP2. 2
>>>> yr. old. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Might need the CMOS battery changing .
 
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