[Ham-Computers] XP Clock Issues

[Jay AD5PE]

It showed up far down the list of received emails, with a "received time" of 12:31 AM.  Looks like 12 hours slow now.

That could be sever time, not your system, though.

"Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com> wrote:

>Hello Jay,
>
>OK, right now it is Tuesday March 20th and the local EDT time is 12:33 PM. 
>How does that match yours?
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "AD5PE" <ad5pe at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or 
>experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] XP Clock Issues
>
>
>> Duane,
>>
>> Sorry I can't help with setting the clock - but I can confirm it's
>> definitely wrong - I got this email at 13:10 Central time on Monday - and 
>> it
>> says it was sent at 0208 Tuesday morning.
>>
>> Jay
>> AD5PE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
>> W8DBF
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 02:08
>> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Ham-Computers] XP Clock Issues
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am using Windows XP Home Edition as my OS on this Compaq business
>> computer.
>>
>> I am totally blind, for those who do not know. I am using JFW (JAWS For
>> Windows) as my software speech synthesizer and screen reading utility.
>>
>> I am trying to correct my clock setting. It was one hour and some minutes
>> slow.
>>
>> I used the Command Promp to get the simulated DOS screen. Such as "C:\". I
>> typed "time" and pressed 'enter'. The clock setting screen came up.
>>
>> Normally on my other computers I type the hour:minute:seconds and then
>> either "A" for AM or "P" for PM. Then enter.
>>
>> When I did this, it was rejected.
>>
>> I tried UTC time. Such as 1430 (10:30 AM). It too was rejected.
>>
>> Then I tried twenty-four hour time. Midnight is 0000. I put in 1030 and it
>> was accepted. However, when I look at the time on incoming e-mail, it is 
>> one
>> hour slow!
>>
>> This computer did not need me to set itself for DST, it supposedly does 
>> that
>> on its own. I wonder?
>>
>> The time here in Flint, Michigan is currently 2:10 PM EDT.
>>
>> Help!
>>
>> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
>> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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