System Time Service

[Ex_Brit]

I've noticed that whenever I startup the Windows Time service in services.msc is stopped & I have to physically start it.

For the System Clock to synchronise it must always be running. Under Properties it is set to Start and is on Automatic, plus restart on 1st and 2nd failure.

Can any of you check yours to see if it's happening with your PC too please?

 

[Brink]

Hi Peter,

Mine is the same way. When I manually do the Time Sync. I have to hit the Update Now button twice for it to sync.

As long as it is set to Automatic, Windows 7 should be able to start it as needed.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Thanks. I did a feedback thingy on it just in case.

 

[Brink]

Good ideal.

 

[Ex_Brit]

It's started and automatic in Vista so I figured it should be in Windows 7.

 

[Brink]

I would have thought so to, but I'm not sure of the reasoning behind that yet. So far I'm not having issues with it as far as the internet time sync working though.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Thanks.

 

[limneos]

By being on by default, and having as a default server the microsoft time server, Microsoft has been under suspicion in the past that collects personal or other information through this service...

Perhaps they disabled it by default now to prove any doubts false...

 

[Ex_Brit]

Paranoia knows know bounds.....LOL

 

[bonzai]

By being on by default, and having as a default server the microsoft time server, Microsoft has been under suspicion in the past that collects personal or other information through this service...

Perhaps they disabled it by default now to prove any doubts false...

It should be on by default

This is from..
MICROSOFT PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM BETA


· Windows Time Service. This service synchronizes with time.windows.com once a week to provide your computer with the correct time. You can turn this feature off or choose your preferred time source within the Date and Time Control Panel applet. The connection uses standard NTP protocol.

 

[JerzeyLegend]

I noticed that when I tried to do that it said that it was down. So I chose another service.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Up until now the Windows Time Service was always stopped when I first booted up so I played around with it a bit in services.msc.

I set it to Automatic and delayed start, then under logon I set that to local service with no password (the picture shows one, ignore that), and set it to restart under all 3 failure boxes.

Now it finally seems to have stuck in the "Start" position, where it's supposed to be.

 

[defrag1720]

I installed WIN 7 over two weeks ago and twice now since then my system clock has changed date and time on me. This morning instead of it being Tuesday January 27th in said Wednesday January 28th. I checked Services and time zone settings and everthing seems ok there.
Any ideas?

 

[Ex_Brit]

I installed WIN 7 over two weeks ago and twice now since then my system clock has changed date and time on me. This morning instead of it being Tuesday January 27th in said Wednesday January 28th. I checked Services and time zone settings and everthing seems ok there.
Any ideas?

Check your Event Viewer for any entries pertaining to it and check the actual clock to see when it last synchronised and if that succeeded or failed.

Is the computer old? Could be a failing CMOS battery I suppose, although that is rare.

 

[defrag1720]

The computer is 1 year old this month.
This looks bad, it absolutely changed to the wrong date then at midnight it changed to the 28th:

Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 1/25/2009 11:47:52 PM
Event ID: 7036
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXXX
Description:
The Multimedia Class Scheduler service entered the running state.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Service Control Manager" Guid="{555908D1-A6D7-4695-8E1E-26931D2012F4}" EventSourceName="Service Control Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">7036</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-01-26T04:47:52.307708300Z" />
<EventRecordID>225435</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="564" ThreadID="2100" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<EventData>
<Data Name="param1">Multimedia Class Scheduler</Data>
<Data Name="param2">running</Data>
<Binary>4D004D004300530053002F0034000000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

Next entry:
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-General
Date: 1/26/2009 11:52:59 PM
Event ID: 1
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Time
User: XXXXXXXXXXl
Computer: XXXXXXXXXX
Description:
The system time has changed to ‎2009‎-‎01‎-‎27T04:52:59.638000000Z from ‎2009‎-‎01‎-‎26T04:52:59.640311000Z.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-General" Guid="{A68CA8B7-004F-D7B6-A698-07E2DE0F1F5D}" />
<EventID>1</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000010</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-01-27T04:52:59.638000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>225436</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="948" ThreadID="1544" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Porta-Dell</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3721514404-3157598112-1561134581-1000" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="NewTime">2009-01-27T04:52:59.638000000Z</Data>
<Data Name="OldTime">2009-01-26T04:52:59.640311000Z</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[Ex_Brit]

In this case I would, assuming you've double and triple checked that your time and timezone settings are correct, see if changing the CMOS battery helps. They are pretty cheap and you can buy them just about everywhere including drug stores.

You could try this..

Go to Start/All programs/Accessories and right-click Command prompt and "Run as Administrator".

Enter

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

Then hit the Enter key after each line. Reboot and see what happens.

 

[defrag1720]

Thank you very much. Yes I did double checked the settings. I'll run the script and see what happens over a couple of days and will get a new battery today or tomorrow.
Thanks again.

Added: when I typed in : net stop w32time
it said the service was not running!? and I just checked it earlier this morning.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Then I'm lost...help...!!!!

 

[defrag1720]

Now it is saying (in C prompt):
"The specified service does not exist as an installed service"

Think I got it back now.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Try typing in the rest of the commands.