Microsoft KB Archive/311785

= The System Time May Be Late After You Restart the Computer =

Article ID: 311785

Article Last Modified on 5/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q311785



SYMPTOMS
If you are running Windows XP configured for a workgroup and without an Internet connection, the system time may be late after you restart the computer.



CAUSE
The Windows Time service sets the time even if the service does not have access to a time-source server. Doing so slows down the time in some situations.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to Obtain the Latest Windows XP Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name     Platform 09-Nov-2001 16:30  5.1.2600.19  159,232  W32time.dll   x86 10-Nov-2001 02:29  5.1.2600.19  436,224  W32time.dll   IA64 10-Nov-2001 02:30  5.1.2600.19  159,232  Ww32time.dll  IA64



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, disable the Windows Time service if you do not require time synchronization.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinxpsp1fix KB311785

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