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Pc reset to 2005 ?

emerald21
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Hi does anyone know what I need to do to get my husbands pc back to normal please. The issue is it's reset itself to 2005 when the power was off for a while. When he goes on it he can t get on his websites because of some certificate or something . Would pressing f8 and choosing reset to a few days ago solve it ? Or do I need to do something else. thank you .
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  • agrinnall
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    Is it a PC that was made in 2005? If so I would suspect that the CMOS battery may have run out, so it would need to be replaced before doing anything, it's usually a button type battery such as a CR2032.
  • GunJack
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    yup, classic cmos battery gone duff symptom... dead easy on a pc, sometimes a pain on laptops (depending how/where it's mounted). cr2032 is the most common type used. pick up a pack from a pound shop, pop the side panel off the pc, find and replace battery, side panel back on, boot into BIOS, reset cmos time & date, job done :) 10 mins or so once you have the new battery to pop in ;)
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  • ljonski
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    whilst you are in 2005, can you put a tenner for me on hedgehunter at 7/1 to win the National. Cheers
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  • John_Gray
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    In the short term, right-click on the date/time field at the bottom right-hand side of the screen and select Adjust date/time then presess the Change date/time button. Then set the correct date and time. This should last you until you power off/on again.
  • emerald21
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    Is it a PC that was made in 2005? If so I would suspect that the CMOS battery may have run out, so it would need to be replaced before doing anything, it's usually a button type battery such as a CR2032.


    No he s had it less that 2 years and it's windows 7
  • emerald21
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    John_Gray wrote: »
    In the short term, right-click on the date/time field at the bottom right-hand side of the screen and select Adjust date/time then presess the Change date/time button. Then set the correct date and time. This should last you until you power off/on again.

    Hi thanks I ll try that but it's not just the time etc that's wrong it's the fact he can t get onto his websites now either. something about a certificate
  • tronator
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi thanks I ll try that but it's not just the time etc that's wrong it's the fact he can t get onto his websites now either. something about a certificate

    Yes, the time AND date are wrong. Correct both and you'll be fine until you switch off the PC.
  • debitcardmayhem
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi thanks I ll try that but it's not just the time etc that's wrong it's the fact he can t get onto his websites now either. something about a certificate
    As tronator says change the date and time , SSL certificates have a validity field which states Not Before dd/mm/yyyy and Not After dd/mm/yyyy, there won't be many certificates,if any, that have a Not Before 01/01/2005.
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  • emerald21
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    tronator wrote: »
    Yes, the time AND date are wrong. Correct both and you'll be fine until you switch off the PC.

    Hi so do you mean to say every time he switches on the pc he ll have to do the date and time
  • wongataa
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    emerald21 wrote: »
    Hi so do you mean to say every time he switches on the pc he ll have to do the date and time
    Yes, until you change the battery that keeps the BIOS remembering the time and date.
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