Internet Time Error

Sol00

My laptop is constantly out of sync by about 5 mins. When I click on the sync button on Windows, it says 'an error has occurred'. It always says this, is there anyway to sort it?

Thanks

posted_2

Try a different time server/make sure any 3rd party firewall isn't blocking it

alanclarke

Try changing server to www.ntp.org

If you don't know how to do this post a reply and say which operating system your using.

Sol00

Hi Alan I'm not sure how to do this. I'm on Vista Home Premium 32bit

Sol00

posted wrote: »

Try a different time server/make sure any 3rd party firewall isn't blocking it

Hi Posted

I'm using Windows Firewall, how do I check if it's blocking it?

posted_2

click on the clock

doesn't apply to windows firewall

Sol00

Just tried all the other time servers and all of them come back with the same error. It wouldn't bother me as much if the time didn't shift out of sync so much on the clock.

redux

What servers do you have listed at the moment?

You can add others. I use

ntp0.uk.uu.net
ntp.cs.tcd.ie
ntp2a.mcc.ac.uk

edit: on another PC, I also added these, but I usually stick with the uunet one

europe.pool.ntp.org
extntp1.inf.ed.ac.uk

Microsoft has a list of servers around the world, and lists are available elsewhere too.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262680

Sol00

Just the 5 or 6 that's already on it. How do you add other servers?

redux

I did it by editing the Registry, as I couldn't think of or find another way.

It needs a bit of care doing things in there, but this was reasonably straightforward; if you want some help ask.

Sol00

Yes please, I haven't a clue about all that.