Computer 'Geeks' - A question for ya!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/30/2006 05:33:17 PM · #1

We recently moved from Florida to Guam. Both of our computers are running XP. On my time/date properties, it keeps screwing up the date..LOL I set the time zone to Guam, along with today's date and correct time. The time stays fine but the date changes. For example, today is January 31st here.....BOTH systems read Feb 1st. This has happened a few times.

Any ideas?

Thanks :)
Jenn

barndog

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

01/30/2006 05:34:37 PM · #2

It could be getting the system date from the computer's bios. Have you noticed the date changes after a reboot?

michael_p

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/30/2006 05:37:42 PM · #3

you dont have a PDA do you?

I had the problem with my PDA where my house PC is GMT London yet the silly works administator had set the timezone to GMT Casablanca which is still GMT yet caused no end of confusion between PC's and PDA.

Just a small possibilty!!!

01/30/2006 05:38:28 PM · #4

Originally posted by barndog:

It could be getting the system date from the computer's bios. Have you noticed the date changes after a reboot?

Honestly, I am not sure when it has changed as I have not payed very much attention to it. I'll have to check next time i reboot.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

01/30/2006 05:38:37 PM · #5

When you double click on the clock and the window pops up, make sure you check all the tabs. The third tab is "internet time." If you have that checked to sync, it will update your clock to whatever timezone you've chosen in the second tab. Make sure all that info is correct - just changing the clock won't override those.

01/30/2006 05:39:56 PM · #6

Originally posted by Palendrone:

Nope, no PDA! :)

Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/30/2006 05:45:43 PM · #7

Originally posted by JRalston:

Originally posted by barndog:
It could be getting the system date from the computer's bios. Have you noticed the date changes after a reboot?

Honestly, I am not sure when it has changed as I have not payed very much attention to it. I'll have to check next time i reboot.

I just tried rebooting my desktop and the date stayed the same.

Who knows, maybe I am just going insane...LOL

CEJ

Canon EOS-40D

01/30/2006 05:50:30 PM · #8

you could just have the date wrong by 12 hours which would say tomorrow today at noon instead of midnight.

Also, you could try selecting a different location in the same time zone or input it manually to see if that works properly.

coolhar

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

01/30/2006 06:39:53 PM · #9

If you are using the automatic synchronization feature be sure you have selected time.nist.gov, the second option in the drop down menu on that Internet Time tab. That way you will be getting your updates fron the National Institute of Standards and Technology (home of the official "Atomic Clock") and not from Microsoft.

BTW, while we're talking about the clock in xp, does anyone if you can make the display in your task tray show seconds as well as hours & minutes? I have often thought that would be very handy.

01/30/2006 07:08:19 PM · #10

Originally posted by coolhar:

Ok, I changed that. It was on Microsoft.

I'll just have to keep an eye on it to see if I can find a cause. Maybe it was just a user error......3 times..LOL

Thanks all