Synchronizing The Clock in XP

If you are running Windows XP, you should never have to worry about manually setting your computer's clock again!

Just double-click the little clock in the System Tray and it will bring up the Time and Date Properties screen. Click the Internet Time tab and you'll see the Update Now button that lets you instantly synchronize your clock with one on the internet. Click Update Now, then OK. Of course, you have to be online for this to work.

Also, you'll notice that there's a check box on that screen that says "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server." If you uncheck that box, you won't be able to do a manual synchronization as described above. However with this feature enabled, not only can you do our little trick, but your computer will automatically update its time once a week - all by itself.

Of course, you need to be on line when it's time for the synchronization in order for this to work.

Either way, whether you update manually or automatically, it's still a handy way to keep your computer's clock right on time.