Compaq Presario

[HayZee518]

My wife has a compaq presario and the onboard clock doesn't keep accurate time. Her machine is on 24/7 in standby mode when she's not using it. The time is off about 12 minutes plus or minus most of the time. Could the lithium button cell be bad?

[Troy]

Batteries are cheap, it's worth trying.

Also, what operating system is on it? If windows xp, or several others, try running this command in start > run

net time /setsntp: "time.windows.com clock.psu.edu"

Let me know if that helps...

[HayZee518]

ok, yeah, both our op's are win xp

[Troy]

Originally Posted by Troy

try running this command in start > run

net time /setsntp: "time.windows.com clock.psu.edu"

Then this should work. It will set your computer to sync with these time servers and coordinate the time properly...

[HayZee518]

I typed in that string two days ago - it now keeps accurate time, no bumps and skips - Thanks!

[SueK]

Hi HayZee, I have found that it is better to turn the computer off or restart it to clear all the stuff out that I had been doing previously. I am on 37.2 speed and not 56, and would have to get satellite, too, but find it is too costly. If I leave my computer on standby it doesn't refresh and it runs much slower.