Solved Time is always wrong

[BLUE838]

Ok, so ive had this problem for a long time and now its bugging me to much so now im here. Iv'e tried some things like Manually setting the time and disabling auto setting the clock. The month and day are fine, its just the time thats wrong. I can set the time by auto updating it, and it works, but if i restart or shut down the time changes again. Please help.

 

[White]

Hello, to no longer have those problems go through the tab that shows you the default system configuration and correct those faults. in case it does not work it replaces the CMOS battery factor.

Time and Zone Tutorial

Time format tutorial

and finish this: Date and Time

 

[BLUE838]

how do i get to "default system configuration"; what exactly do i do there? Your links you posted are sending me to the homepage.

 

[White]

I'm sorry for the inconvenient

I attach the corresponding links.

1.- Time zone tutorial

2.- Time Format tutorial

3.- Date and time tutorial

 

[ethel]

Hi, The link below may help to restore the default time settings.



Formats - Restore Default - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

[BLUE838]

Hi, The link below may help to restore the default time settings.



Formats - Restore Default - Windows 7 Help Forums

Tried it, didnt work

 

[Ranger4]

This Forum tutorial should help you set the Time Zone.

Time Zone - Change - Windows 7 Help Forums

If it still will not hold the correct time after a shut down, then the CMOS battery probably needs changing. This battery acts as a back up for CMOS settings that include the time clock, when the computer is not connected to any other power source.

 

[BLUE838]

This Forum tutorial should help you set the Time Zone.

Time Zone - Change - Windows 7 Help Forums

If it still will not hold the correct time after a shut down, then the CMOS battery probably needs changing. This battery acts as a back up for CMOS settings that include the time clock, when the computer is not connected to any other power source.

Nope didnt work either, it has to be the cmos battery cuz ive tried other things as well a few months ago. How do i know what battery to get? I was looking online and it says its the same as a watch battery "CR2032 lithium" What happens if i dont replace it?

 

[BLUE838]

I just realized that i also have Linux in my PC and the clock is always right on Linux, so im confused now.

 

[ethel]

Hi BLUE838, I have only tried Linux a couple of times, so am nowhere near an expert with it, but I do

know that it uses Universal Time Clock, and Windows uses Local Time. There are a few members who use

Linux on the forum, and they may be able to help you sort it out.

 

[mrjimphelps]

I have dual boot Linux / Windows. I discovered an anomaly between Linux and Windows: Whenever I would boot into Linux, then exit Linux and boot into Windows, the time shown in Windows would be five hours off! I found that the cause of this is that Linux uses UTC (Universal Coordinated Time or Greenwich Mean Time) and converts from there to local time, whereas Windows uses local time. Consequently, every time I would go from Linux to Windows, I would see UTC rather than my local time.


I fixed it by doing a registry edit in Windows:

• I went into the Windows registry and navigated to here:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\TimeZoneInformation
• I right-clicked in the right pane and selected New / DWORD (32-bit Value) -- "RealTimeIsUniversal" (without the quotes).
• I double-clicked on RealTimeIsUniversal and changed the Value from 0 to 1.

I rebooted into Linux, and then rebooted into Windows. Problem solved!

After doing this, I discovered that the computer BIOS was showing time in UTC. But that's ok, because both Windows and Linux now show the correct local time.

There may be something you could do in Linux rather than in Windows to fix this; I did this fix in Windows.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Well I am no expert at all but maybe this will throw some light on it too Jim I am only guessing here because I am not that familiar with Linux stuff

Dual Boot: Fix Time Differences Between Ubuntu And Windows ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog

 

[ethel]

Thank you mrjimphelps and John for helping out BLUE838.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Had same problem so I replaced the battery on my laptop.
Works perfectly now.

 

[J.R.]

My 2¢. It may not be the solution you are looking for, but you might make a Task Scheduler - Time_Synchronization - in Windows to update the clock when you reboot or even at an interval you want. I don't know how to do this in Linux. I create one to update my clock every 4 hours.

 

[BLUE838]

I have dual boot Linux / Windows. I discovered an anomaly between Linux and Windows: Whenever I would boot into Linux, then exit Linux and boot into Windows, the time shown in Windows would be five hours off! I found that the cause of this is that Linux uses UTC (Universal Coordinated Time or Greenwich Mean Time) and converts from there to local time, whereas Windows uses local time. Consequently, every time I would go from Linux to Windows, I would see UTC rather than my local time.


I fixed it by doing a registry edit in Windows:

• I went into the Windows registry and navigated to here:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\TimeZoneInformation
• I right-clicked in the right pane and selected New / DWORD (32-bit Value) -- "RealTimeIsUniversal" (without the quotes).
• I double-clicked on RealTimeIsUniversal and changed the Value from 0 to 1.

I rebooted into Linux, and then rebooted into Windows. Problem solved!

After doing this, I discovered that the computer BIOS was showing time in UTC. But that's ok, because both Windows and Linux now show the correct local time.

There may be something you could do in Linux rather than in Windows to fix this; I did this fix in Windows.

Works! Sorry, im a bit late, i gave up and recently tried this and the clock works now. I can't believe it had something to do with Linux. I would of never figured this out, THANK YOU!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

No worries Blue and as with anything Linux and Windows dual boots - I find anyway - the machine can attain soem really quirky habits.

 

[qpod25]

i have the same problem.But its worse than yours.Not only clock but the date is also incorrect.several times,i corrected it manually.but it became incorrect again.How to fix it.
thx.

 

[Ranger4]

qpod25. The most likely cause is a flat CMOS battery located on the motherboard. These are usually a 3 volt 2032 lithium button cell & readily available. The time & the date are stored in the computer's motherboard & this small battery provides power for that while the computer is shut down & when that battery goes flat the time & date are lost & have to be reset.

This website might help you on how to replace the battery.

How to Replace the CMOS in a Toshiba Satellite Laptop | Techwalla.com

 

[qpod25]

if this is hardware related issue then why another laptop of mine (Intel(R) Celerone CPU 540 @ 1.86GHz) Manufacturer Acer 32 bit is showing time differently.Also my laptops used to show time correctly.But only now,i dont know what has happened,that both of my laptops are not showing time correctly.One Laptop is online and other is offline.But both show the same symptoms.
i synced the clocks withe microsoft internet based servers,which became ok.But the next hour the time again was wrong.
best wishes.