XP Time Synchronization

To control the number of seconds to wait between attempts to synchronize the system clock to an time source on the Internet using the following Windows XP registry hack: Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient Name: SpecialPollInterval Type: REG_DWORD Value: #secondsdesired default Don't set it too low. Your PC clock doesn't drift that fast. Once a day is good enough. (default) will control which time server to use. The Servers key will have entries for internet time servers. For example my system has (default)=2, value 1="time.windows.com" and value 2="time.nist.gov". Meaning my time is syncronized from the nist.gov site. To control which time source to synchronize the system clock with, use the following Windows XP registry hack: Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DateTime\Servers Name: (Default) Type: REG_SZ Value: entry of choice, 1-# time servers you have default