windows clock

[clonE]

I know this has nothing to do with visual basic, but I just thought I could get an answer here. The clock on windows (the one in the lower right hand corner) is always loosing time. It runs slow, In about 10 or 12 hours it gets a little more than 10 minutes off, is there something I can do to fix this? Is it windows or my computer that is creating the problem, also I havn't always noticed it being this much off. It seems like it has gotten worse in time.

[Juan Carlos Rey]

I once had that problem in a 486.
Just before getting crazy, I found the problem to be Power Management. Disabling it, all runs OK. It seems that in low power mode, the clock stopped!

[chrisjk]

It could be one of 2 things (other than what Juan said). The windows clock is separate from the System clock. When Windows boots, it gets the system time from the BIOS. The windows clock is then maintained by windows and theoretically should keep time with the BIOS clock. If Windows is being slow for whatever reason, the Windows clock will be behind the system clock. If the BIOS clock is slowing, BOTH clocks will run slow.

If you have an oldish computer (not a spring chicken anyway) then what you are experiencing is most likely the CMOS battery losing power (like any battery does) esp. as you say it has got worse. I would advise that you replace it now (having first been into the system's BIOS Setup and noted info on Boot order, HDD, FDD etc) before it goes completely.

You need the info to restore your BIOS to how it was. Windows will also have probably forgotten all your hardware, so they need to be re-installed. It's a lot of hassle but it's better than a dead computer

Good luck!

[This message has been edited by chrisjk (edited 02-01-2000).]

[chrisjk]

I have just thought - it may also be an overheating problem. My computer was suffering from running too hot (it was stuck in a corner of a room, next to a desk and 2 walls). Subsequently, it lost about an hour every day and locked up a little every 5 minutes! So perform a couple of tests, see if you can eliminate causes.

[clonE]

My computer is fairly new, so I doubt its the battery, Ill try giving more space around the computer and ill just mess it and see what happens, thanks.