Edit The Registry: Is it a good idea to do this on my machine?

I've found the following key to change the number of seconds between
clock synch's

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W 32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
KEY = "SpecialPollInterval"

Just enter number of seconds.

My clock is NOT synching to the seconds I have entered.

Is there 'another key' in the registry that I have failed to change?
How do you change the 'server'?

using win xp home


My clock is off about 1.5 minutes every 24 hours.

Hi Robert Blass,
Robert Blass wrote:

> I've found the following key to change the number of seconds between
> clock synch's
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\W 32Time\TimeProviders
> \NtpClient KEY = "SpecialPollInterval"


Wrong key but close, here is the correct one

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\W32TimeTimeProvider
s\NtpClient

"SpecialPollInterval"

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William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User