Another ignorant question-

ampersand

I've noticed my computer's time is 4mins slow, but I can't find a way to correct it. I click the time which brings up a clock and 3 tabs: date and time, time zone and internet time. The up/down arrows regulate the hour, but not the minutes.
I am so useless with these should-be-simple things.
Thankyou.

alanwjones

Click on the minute and on the up button > apply , and you're done.

TonyLisaP

alternatively goto start - run
type in cmd and hit ok
type in time
enter the new time.

Done

ampersand

Thankyou both - ALL DONE! - in time to hear R4 say 8.29 @ 8.29!

John2g

This is a useful piece of free software for keeping your computer clock at the correct time.http://www.gregorybraun.com/WebTime.html

superscaper

Considering the lag (across the atlantic), you'd be better off finding the nearest NTP/clock server to you geographically and just entering it into the Internet Time settings. Many use atomic clocks and radio signals and most use GPS and so are probably more accurate than the NIST.