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Sun, 2009-03-29 18:05 by burris · Forum/category:

I have 5 PCs all with XP Pro.

On one 1 PC the Windows 32 Time service keep reverting to stop.
When re-started, it remains on for a while and goes back to stop.

All the PCs have the same entries for that service and I have tried every trick to make the service remail on...to no avail..All the PCs have the time interval set to update every day.

Thanks in advance..

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Things to check

Sun, 2009-03-29 20:15 by admin

  • Which service pack is installed? Install Service Pack 3, then test again.
  • What information do you get with the following command?

    sc query w32time

  • Try to re-register the DLL:

    regsvr32 w32time.dll

  • Try to unregister, then re-register the service:

    w32tm /unregister
    w32tm /register

  • Set a suitable NTP server, for example:

    w32tm /configure /manualpeerlist:time.windows.com,0x1 /syncfromflags:manual

    or

    w32tm /configure /manualpeerlist:pool.ntp.org,0x1 /syncfromflags:manual

    Or use the Date and Time function in Control Panel.

  • The commands to stop and start the time service are:

    net stop w32time
    net start w32time

  • After you stop and try to restart the time service, which messages do you find in the event viewer?
  • Check whether the account under which the time service runs is valid, is active, and has the right to change the system time.

    Note that the account is different, depending on the service pack level. Before Service Pack 2 it uses the NetSvc account. With SP2 or later it uses the Local Service account.

  • Some background information and registry settings can be found in the Microsoft Knowledge Base article: How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows Server 2003

Thanks for your reply. I'm

Sun, 2009-03-29 21:36 by burris

Thanks for your reply.

I'm almost certain I went through these, but your outline is well organized and I will follow each step....and report back.

I do have SP2...along with the latest updates available.

Thanks again

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