Comments on: Sync Your Clock With Internet Time Servers from the Vista Command Prompt http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/ Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: mjs3790225 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-76023 mjs3790225 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:19:25 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-76023 I was having a sync problem too. With the help on here and a little experimenting, I was able to get it solved. Running through the command prompt is infinitely more helpful than the GUI as it gives better error messages. Turns out, my clock was a day off and the sync thing decided that since it was so far off, it wouldn't bother syncing. IDK, that sounds pretty dumb to me. At any rate, I set my time manually back onto the correct day in the GUI, then hit the update button. Worked fine after that. What I did: 1. Ran clock update in command prompt (administrator mode or else you get an access denied error) 2. Read error message (something along the lines of it being to far off so the sync was aborted) 3. Headed to the GUI, fixed the time manually so it was closer. 4. Hit normal sync / update button 5. Enjoyed the success. 6. Wondered why that had to be so complicated =/ I was having a sync problem too. With the help on here and a little experimenting, I was able to get it solved.

Running through the command prompt is infinitely more helpful than the GUI as it gives better error messages. Turns out, my clock was a day off and the sync thing decided that since it was so far off, it wouldn’t bother syncing. IDK, that sounds pretty dumb to me. At any rate, I set my time manually back onto the correct day in the GUI, then hit the update button. Worked fine after that.

What I did:

1. Ran clock update in command prompt (administrator mode or else you get an access denied error)
2. Read error message (something along the lines of it being to far off so the sync was aborted)
3. Headed to the GUI, fixed the time manually so it was closer.
4. Hit normal sync / update button
5. Enjoyed the success.
6. Wondered why that had to be so complicated =/

]]> By: Zyilv http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-74175 Zyilv Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-74175 I have the same problem like the one faced by Nadia too and several other.. 1) I always run my pc as an administrator.. but the command prompt said that my access is denied. 2) I try to synchronize with internet time server.. and i tried several server such as time.windows.com, time.nist.gov, time-nw.nist.gov etc.. but all failed to synchronize. "An error occurred while windows was synchronising with .... " 3) How do I "manually set the time provider like pool.ntp.org which seems to work the best, and even set the vista machine as a NTP provider for the rest of the network.' 4) I need to reset my system clock manual every times I restart my laptop as it will be set to 1.1.2005 everytime.. what is the problem?? I have the same problem like the one faced by Nadia too and several other..

1) I always run my pc as an administrator.. but the command prompt said that my access is denied.

2) I try to synchronize with internet time server.. and i tried several server such as time.windows.com, time.nist.gov, time-nw.nist.gov etc.. but all failed to synchronize. “An error occurred while windows was synchronising with …. ”

3) How do I “manually set the time provider like pool.ntp.org which seems to work the best, and even set the vista machine as a NTP provider for the rest of the network.’

4) I need to reset my system clock manual every times I restart my laptop as it will be set to 1.1.2005 everytime.. what is the problem??

]]> By: nadia http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-71447 nadia Tue, 05 May 2009 15:25:26 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-71447 i have the problem of 'access denied' when i try the internet time synchronisation. and i think because of the i cannot log in on my msn live messenger! :( please help me solve the problem. i tried running the command prompt as an administrator (and anyway no one else uses my pc so i log in as an administrator anyway). it just says access denied. last nite it did not say 'access denied' it just said 'an error occurred during synchronisation' and i could log in on msn. but when it says 'access denied' i cant HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have the problem of ‘access denied’ when i try the internet time synchronisation. and i think because of the i cannot log in on my msn live messenger! :( please help me solve the problem. i tried running the command prompt as an administrator (and anyway no one else uses my pc so i log in as an administrator anyway). it just says access denied. last nite it did not say ‘access denied’ it just said ‘an error occurred during synchronisation’ and i could log in on msn. but when it says ‘access denied’ i cant

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Flesz http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-70643 Flesz Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:53:27 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-70643 nice one nice one

]]> By: Abul http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-69289 Abul Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-69289 I tried all suggestion given here and it seems like it does work...until i reboot my DELL inspiron 1525 laptop and the same problem will occur again and again. Does this problem has something got to do with game? FYI, I installed ONLY Football Manager 2008 weeks ago. But i only stucked in this problem few days ago (march 24, 2009). can anybody help? thank you. I tried all suggestion given here and it seems like it does work…until i reboot my DELL inspiron 1525 laptop and the same problem will occur again and again. Does this problem has something got to do with game? FYI, I installed ONLY Football Manager 2008 weeks ago. But i only stucked in this problem few days ago (march 24, 2009).

can anybody help?
thank you.

]]> By: Ambious http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-66207 Ambious Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:20:35 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-66207 Thank you! This helped me alot, I'm gonna create a batch file and schedule it to run every five minutes. Anyone have any idea why the phenomena of losing time happens in the first place? Thank you!
This helped me alot, I’m gonna create a batch file and schedule it to run every five minutes.
Anyone have any idea why the phenomena of losing time happens in the first place?

]]> By: Daniel Raiche http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-63919 Daniel Raiche Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:19:54 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-63919 In vista you can also setup your client time server using gpedit.msc - Administrative templates - system - Windows Time Service - Time Providers. You have the option to manually set the time provider like pool.ntp.org which seems to work the best, and even set the vista machine as a NTP provider for the rest of the network. Use C:\gpupdate /force after you make changes and test it out. In vista you can also setup your client time server using gpedit.msc – Administrative templates – system – Windows Time Service – Time Providers. You have the option to manually set the time provider like pool.ntp.org which seems to work the best, and even set the vista machine as a NTP provider for the rest of the network. Use C:\gpupdate /force after you make changes and test it out.

]]> By: peter http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-62920 peter Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:16:01 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-62920 If i go to Adjust date and time on my windows vista. then there is no internet time tab at all. so i can i sync my vista laptop with a internet time server ? If i go to Adjust date and time on my windows vista. then there is no internet time tab at all.
so i can i sync my vista laptop with a internet time server ?

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-56977 Jeremy Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:21:16 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-56977 I get the same as John, "The computer did not resync because no time data was available" I get the same as John, “The computer did not resync because no time data was available”

]]> By: john http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/comment-page-1/#comment-54816 john Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:42:34 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/sync-your-clock-with-internet-time-servers-from-the-vista-command-prompt/#comment-54816 and running in admin mode I get "The computer did not resync because no time data was available" and running in admin mode I get “The computer did not resync because no time data was available”

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