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Windows 7 won't synchronize with time.windows.com

Anonymous
2011-06-04T22:32:13+00:00

no matter what I do I can't reset the time on my system. i run 64 bit windows. i go to time management and try adjusting time zone, adjusting the time manually, setting it to synchronize with time.windows.com, anything i can think of. updates haven't fixed this, i'm at a loss for what else i can do. any ideas on what i can do to update this?

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Anonymous
2011-06-05T20:46:56+00:00

Hi,

You can try the following methods

Method 1:

Put the computer in ‘Clean boot’ and check the status.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: When the troubleshooting is over do not forget to reset the computer to normal startup. Follow step 7 in the article above.

Method 2:

Try with a different time server

a)    Click on the ‘Start’ button and type ‘Date and Time’ in the search text box and select it.

b)    Select the ‘Internet’ tab and click on ‘Change settings’

c)    Select a different server and click on ‘Update now’ and ‘Ok’ and check if it synchronizes

Method 3:

Type the commands below in ‘cmd’ prompt

Click on the ‘Start’ button and type ‘cmd’ and right-click on cmd and select ‘Run as administrator’

  1. Type "w32tm /debug /disable"(without quotes) and press 'Enter'.
  2. Type "w32tm /register"(without quotes) and press 'Enter'

You should get the response "W32Time successfully registered"

  1. Type "net start w32time"(without quotes) and press 'Enter'

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-30T01:55:20+00:00

    when i chose method three: i got the folowing error: 0x8007005

    help?

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-08T13:40:17+00:00

    I have problem with untrusted sites, actually can't open any of them. I have installed Windows XP, and everything is fine except that. Also can't sync time. Tried all of your listed methods, but noone of them worked. Please help, i don't know what else to do.. Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-11-30T21:16:39+00:00

    you are a legend. i've been having issues with WIndows 7 and now Windows 8 time not syncing, randomly resetting to default time, tried alot of other "fixes" that didn't work but yours so far has worked, Windows is now synced once again.

    Why did this happen though, windows time worked flawlessly for years then suddenly for alot of people it no longer syncs with the time servers

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-06-16T16:30:02+00:00

    method 1 worked!!! thank you so much, it's literally been stuck this way for months...

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