Windows XP forum: windows xp clock is 1 hour behind

It's a third party Daylight Savings time tool that has worked on all machines I've used it on. It's quick and easy and should set your computer to the correct Daylight Savings time settings. Look for the "Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Daylight Saving Time Fix" in the "Free Downloads section:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/Daylight%20Saving%20Fix%20Download.asp

Hope this helps.

Grif

my XPs (Sp1+++ & SP2) and both installed successfully with no muss or fuss. I watched it change the times about 1/2 hr ago. Perfect!
Thanks again!

I had the same problem on my XP machine a couple of times; it was suddenly 1 hour behind. Not sure what to do about it.

I still like XP, sure beats that $#^*()(^% Vista!

Thanks, Rick; I look forward to that. Not a big deal for me though. My big problem is that in my new Acer with Vista HP, all 3 USB ports quit working and NOBODY so far has been able to help fix that one. No reply from Acer either. THAT is a very serious problem.

Bob, I cannot be sure whether the problem is the computer, an Acer Aspire 5100, or Vista; I *assume* it is Vista. I wish I could copy all my data off it but cannot without a USB port (unless I use many CDs)and send it back to Acer for a refund.

Correct, Bob; I can use CDs or DVDs. I'm trying to figure out how to share its files/folders (my entire D drive) with my XP machine, via my LAN. So far, no luck getting that going.

Hi Rick,

I took the following info from "The Green Button", which is a "user powered" forum for Windows Media Center enthusiasts. The writer developed this technique because he too had problems getting USB devices to respond, when he plugged them into different ports.

PLEASE NOTE: This was written with WMC users in mind so, you will see a few references to "ehome" etc, The other thing is, the writer was using XP, NOT Vista

I hope this helps you...

Here's what he wrote:

-Steve

P.S. I have not personally tested this technique so, please make sure to take extensive notes & back up anything you change.

This info is provided "as is" with no guarantees


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..."I've found MANY occasions where you plug in a USB device, and it gets 1/2 detected and fails, and it never works again. If you plug a USB device in to too many ports, it is enumerated as a brand new device every time, and that has screwed it up as well, I've found.

The only solution is to delete it from the device manager, and let it redetect, that's worked 100% of the time for me.

So.... unplug the transceiver for now.

make a batch file (make a text file, then rename it to DEVMGR.BAT) that contains these two lines:

set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start devmgmt.msc

and double click it. There is an option under VIEW that says "Show Hidden Devices"

You will be amazed how much crap is in there, all the "grey" ones are non-present devices windows thinks is coming back some day. You may see an "ehome infrared transceiver" in there, or you may see two or three or five of them. All the grey ones are the times you plugged anything into any port (even if it didn't come up all the way), or every time you plugged the same device into different USB ports.
Delete all the "ehome infrared transceiver" ones anyway. Delete any grey ones that look suspect. (remember, grey means they AREN'T currently connected anyway, so it's pretty safe)...

while you're in there you could clean up the 25 different keyboards you've tried in the last three years, 38 mice, 22 usb hard drives/flash drives, etc etc or not, up to you, LOL

Delete anything with a question mark too, you can redetect those as well, they aren't working anyway. One of those might be your failed USB device.

when you're all done, shut the computer off, reboot, and plug it back in. Hopefully that'll get you going. If not, maybe it's just defective

good luck"...

from here. The story will give you the link.

http://blogs.download.com/Daily-Download/post.php?p=1372&tag=bubble


Rick

The time change has already gone into effect.


Rick