Clock behaving erratically
The internal clock on my computer has started to behave erratically, causing havoc with my automation. I've tried to download software that automatically syncs it with online clocks - but you get a load of rubbish programs foisted on you if you attempt it. I've also tried to make the Windows sync with internet time more frequently, but this has proved unsuccessful. Any advice would be much appreciated.
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/
the above link ok it (it should not force a load of useless crap onto you).
have you thought about changing the cmos battery on your mother board?
the above link ok it (it should not force a load of useless crap onto you).
have you thought about changing the cmos battery on your mother board?
Many thanks. Despite my best efforts this download still tried to foist a load of crap on me. I had to perform a system restore to get back to normality. I think your suggestion of the battery change is the way to go. I'll get my son on it, who built his own machine and is therefore more comfortable about tinkering about with the innards than I am!
i am quite certain that the link i posted is clean and it does not try/attempt to "foist" any other stuff onto you (i just tried it nothing other than the synch program downloaded, no other crap).Wyndon wrote:Many thanks. Despite my best efforts this download still tried to foist a load of crap on me. I had to perform a system restore to get back to normality.
it seems possible to me that you machine maybe infected with something nasty , and is highjacking your downloads.
probably good idea to do virus scan etc.
I am using netTime for my old laptop. Works very well.
http://www.timesynctool.com/
http://www.timesynctool.com/
Thanks to both. I think a battery change has solved the main problem. I left a full scan running overnight which did not turn up anything - although I had previously disabled a few add-ons whose purpose I was unsure of. My initial problems with unwanted downloads were changes to search engine and home page, which I probably could have avoided if I'd noticed various opt outs which I could have ticked. Most annoying however was a frequent pop-up telling me that my registry needed fixing. Just tried gutami's download and it worked like a dream.
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Dublin_Flyer
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Wyndon there's a bunch of free trial software that can clean most of the shite out of your computer.
A few years ago I had a Trojan that nothing could shift, it was under the name SCVHOST.EXE or SVCHOST.EXE. One of those names is an integral part of Windows, the other was some dirty little c**t of a virus. Got rid of it eventually with Superantispyware.
AVG and Spybot thought they deleted it but it kept regenerating new forms in the Windows folder.
For a non-IT person, it was like trying to keep the gremlins in the dark at night, but when you think he's dead, he whispers at a friend to turn the taps and shower on, and open the fridge.
Breakouteth: All Hell!
Fixeth: Friendly forums
A few years ago I had a Trojan that nothing could shift, it was under the name SCVHOST.EXE or SVCHOST.EXE. One of those names is an integral part of Windows, the other was some dirty little c**t of a virus. Got rid of it eventually with Superantispyware.
AVG and Spybot thought they deleted it but it kept regenerating new forms in the Windows folder.
For a non-IT person, it was like trying to keep the gremlins in the dark at night, but when you think he's dead, he whispers at a friend to turn the taps and shower on, and open the fridge.
Breakouteth: All Hell!
Fixeth: Friendly forums
Thanks Dublin. The trial software did remove a pile of crap (mainly hundreds of cookies, whose loss does not appear to be a problem). It didn't find anything really nasty. Still not happy with the clock. I'm syncing on the most frequent setting of 15 mins and the clock seems to gain around 20 secs in that period.