Restart or Network Connection Changes Computer Date and Time
ID: Q193912
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 98
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Microsoft Windows 95
SYMPTOMS
When you restart your computer or connect to your network, the date or
time may change.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if a program synchronizes your computer's clock
with a computer clock on your network.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the following steps:
- Set your computer clock to the correct date and time. To do so, use the
following steps:
a. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
b. Double-click Date/Time.
c. On the Date & Time tab, click the correct date and time, and then
click OK.
- Restart your computer in Safe Mode. To start Windows 98 in safe mode,
restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key, and then
choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu. To start Windows 95 in safe
mode, restart your computer, press the F8 key when you see the
"Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode from the
Startup menu.
- If the date and time is correct, continue to step 4. If the date or
time is incorrect, this change is caused by a hardware issue. For
example, the battery in your computer may need replacing.
- Restart your computer normally, but do not log on to your network.
- If the date and time is correct, continue to step 6. If the date or
time is incorrect, a program that is not related to your network is
changing the date or time. For additional information about how to
identify the cause of the date or time change, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q192926
TITLE : How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98
ARTICLE-ID: Q156126
TITLE : Troubleshooting Windows 95 Using Safe Mode
- Restart your computer normally, and log on to your network.
- If the date and time is correct, something else is changing your
computer date and time. Some other program is changing the date and
time, such as Task Scheduler (Windows 98) or System Agent (Microsoft
Plus! for Windows 95). For additional information about Task Scheduler,
click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "task" (without
quotation marks), and then double-click the "Task Scheduler" topic. For
additional information about System Agent click Start, click Help,
click the Index tab, type "system agent" (without quotation marks), and
then double-click the "Overview: System Agent" topic. If the date or
time is incorrect, contact your network administrator to determine what
program is changing your date or time. You can disable the program on
your computer, or correct the date and time on the network computer.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about other ways that the date and time can
change, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q189706
TITLE : Clock on Taskbar and in Date/Time Tool Loses Time
ARTICLE-ID: Q191797
TITLE : Date Is Incorrect When Starting Windows 98 at Midnight
Additional query words:
98
Keywords : kbnetwork kbui win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Last Reviewed: January 29, 1999