xp won't synchronize time

Hi,
I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but both
come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and couldn't
connnect( but internet connection fine)

Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.

What happened to my nice time- update service ?

Hi Mani,

I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
can be found here:

http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm

Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.

HTH,
Curt


"Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0993ED4B-A8E0-4ED1-93F2-CAE016AE308D@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
> both
> come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
> couldn't
> connnect( but internet connection fine)
>
> Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
> 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
> was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
>
> What happened to my nice time- update service ?

Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.


"Curt Christianson" wrote:

> Hi Mani,
>
> I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
> days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
> can be found here:
>
> http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm
>
> Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.
>
> HTH,
> Curt
>
>
> "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0993ED4B-A8E0-4ED1-93F2-CAE016AE308D@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
> > both
> > come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
> > couldn't
> > connnect( but internet connection fine)
> >
> > Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
> > 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
> > was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
> >
> > What happened to my nice time- update service ?
>
>
>

Hi Mani,

Try looking about 10 or 12 posts earlier than yours titled "Time Server
Error".

--
Curt

Windows Support Center
www.aumha.org
"Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55020098-5CA4-49C4-B5E2-C707F9A5EF9F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.
>
>
> "Curt Christianson" wrote:
>
>> Hi Mani,
>>
>> I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
>> days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
>> can be found here:
>>
>> http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm
>>
>> Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Curt
>>
>>
>> "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0993ED4B-A8E0-4ED1-93F2-CAE016AE308D@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> > I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
>> > both
>> > come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
>> > couldn't
>> > connnect( but internet connection fine)
>> >
>> > Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
>> > 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
>> > was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
>> >
>> > What happened to my nice time- update service ?
>>
>>
>>

Mani,

Hello again. Here are the steps you should have taken to restart the time
service...


1. Start->Run cmd.exe
2. net stop w32time
3. w32tm.exe /unregister
4. w32tm.exe /register
5. net start w32time

Make sure you include the / in steps 3 and 4 from your post you didn't put
the / in. Now you may try a couple other time servers. The microsoft ones
are heavily loaded and unreliable. try these:

nist.time.gov
time-a.nist.gov
time-b.nist.gov


Good Luck,

Joe

Kemco ITP


"Mani" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.
>
>
> "Curt Christianson" wrote:
>
> > Hi Mani,
> >
> > I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
> > days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
> > can be found here:
> >
> > http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm
> >
> > Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Curt
> >
> >
> > "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0993ED4B-A8E0-4ED1-93F2-CAE016AE308D@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
> > > both
> > > come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
> > > couldn't
> > > connnect( but internet connection fine)
> > >
> > > Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
> > > 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
> > > was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
> > >
> > > What happened to my nice time- update service ?
> >
> >
> >

"Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.

> "Curt Christianson" wrote:
>
>> Hi Mani,
>>
>> I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
>> days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
>> can be found here:
>>
>> http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm
>>
>> Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.

>> "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> > Hi,
>> > I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
>> > both
>> > come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
>> > couldn't
>> > connnect( but internet connection fine)
>> >
>> > Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
>> > 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
>> > was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
>> >
>> > What happened to my nice time- update service ?

You can't "sort it out" in XP. As Curt has pointed out there has been a
with those two time servers. They have been unreliable lately.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

THANKS so much for your input guys...I managed to sort it out by using a time
server from a list of time servers from MS support. Now I'm set to Cambridge
University, England

"Rock" wrote:

> "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> > Thanks for the reply Curt, but I'm going to try to sort it out in XP.
>
> > "Curt Christianson" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Mani,
> >>
> >> I too have been having trouble with the two servers listed. In my pre-XP
> >> days I put this little app. right on my desktop for the same purpose. It
> >> can be found here:
> >>
> >> http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm
> >>
> >> Pick the appropriate download at the upper-left of the page.
>
> >> "Mani" <Mani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> > Hi,
> >> > I tried to synchronize via the two time servers provided in xp/sp2 but
> >> > both
> >> > come back with an error saying that the servers are unavailable and
> >> > couldn't
> >> > connnect( but internet connection fine)
> >> >
> >> > Have tried to do this (from an ms-mvp's site)
> >> > 'net stop w32time' - but this killed the time service altogether.
> >> > was supposed to do 'w32tm unregister' next. tried it but errored.
> >> >
> >> > What happened to my nice time- update service ?
>
> You can't "sort it out" in XP. As Curt has pointed out there has been a
> with those two time servers. They have been unreliable lately.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>