Six-month old Dell Laptop running Windows XP loses 15 minutes a day.
It is getting time updates over the Internet, which re-syncs the clock, as expected.
CMOS battery going flat so soon?
I know I can modify the registry to make the PC synchronize its clock with internet time more often (default is every 24H), but I’ve never had to do this for a PC.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
Should it matter if the PC goes to Hibernate vs. Off vs. Standby?
I plan to test and/or replace the $10 CMOS battery, but would not expect that the PC would consistently be off by 15 minutes if the battery was off-voltage.
