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Date/Time problem

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by mmb42, 2010/06/23.

  1. 2010/06/23
    mmb42

    mmb42 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I went to sleep last night shutting my computer off and things were fine. Woke up this morning to find it has the wrong time and date.

    Computer information:
    Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
    ECS A780GM-A 1.0
    2.20 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core
    ECS A780GM-A 1.0 BIOS: American Megatrends Inc

    Here are screenshots showing the issue...wrong time:
    http://i45.tinypic.com/15z41a9.jpg

    And I guess because the time is now in the past it's showing stuff as new which is not new....
    http://i49.tinypic.com/25suav6.jpg
     
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  2. 2010/06/23
    PeteC

    PeteC SuperGeek Staff

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    Welcome to WindowsBBS :)

    If you reset the time/date to the correct values do they hold overnight?

    Most likely cause of your issue is that the CMOS battery on the motherboardis flat - first step is to replace it.
    You need to install SP3 - support for XP SP2 ends mid July and without SP3 you will no longer be able to obtain critical patches, etc through Windows Update.
     
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  4. 2010/06/23
    mmb42

    mmb42 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Well I am planning on buying Windows 7 very soon in any case.

    I have reset the time in the bios and now I will see if it holds overnight.
     
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  5. 2010/07/08
    scgoh123

    scgoh123 Well-Known Member

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    I have the same problem too. but how to replace the CMOS battery? Cuz my pc is 10 years old already........
     
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  6. 2010/07/08
    PeteC

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  7. 2010/07/08
    rsinfo

    rsinfo SuperGeek Alumni

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    Pete,

    They don't make things nowadays like they used to do in past.:eek:
     
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