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Date and Time change with every boot...

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/date-and-time-change-with-every-boot.168496/

NitrousNavneet
NitrousNavneet Original post #1
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:17 PM
my win 7 64bit is changing time and date to 1-jan-2002 12:00 every time i boot it up,
i'd replaced the cmos battery but its all same...
due to this even i am unable to access gmail before changing date to the current date,,

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Vyom
Vyom #2
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Is it strange that this happens to me too from recently?
I recently bought new PC (Gigabyte E350N mobo combo), and have Windows 7 Pro installed. I don't know why it always resets the time to like 6 hrs earlier but no change in date though, everytime I boot. I have set the time zone correctly, and have also set it up to sync from online. :?
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Vignesh B #3
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Try deselecting the box that says synchronize with Internet time.
Vyom
Vyom #4
Jan 5, 2013 at 3:55 PM
Vignesh B said:
Try deselecting the box that says synchronize with Internet time.
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Well, I actually had to manually goto the sync time online dialog box and press Sync now button, which used to fix the time.
But I have stopped auto sync for now.
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Vignesh B #5
Jan 5, 2013 at 4:12 PM
Vyom said:
Well, I actually had to manually goto the sync time online dialog box and press Sync now button, which used to fix the time.
But I have stopped auto sync for now.
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So, is it proper now.
Does sound to me more of a Windows bug than some malware issue, or worn out battery(yours being a new PC and the OP replacing the battery.
anirbandd
anirbandd #6
Jan 5, 2013 at 9:55 PM
try cleaning the cmos battery holder contacts.

and the battery surfaces.
dashing.sujay
dashing.sujay #8
Feb 1, 2013 at 5:54 PM
Usually CMOS is the culprit for date/time issues like this.
meetdilip
meetdilip #9
Feb 1, 2013 at 9:31 PM
Clean other internal parts of PC at regular intervals to avoid such problem. But careful, don't ruin it use a brush and be light on strokes.
gameranand
gameranand #10
Feb 1, 2013 at 10:38 PM
meetdilip said:
Clean other internal parts of PC at regular intervals to avoid such problem. But careful, don't ruin it use a brush and be light on strokes.
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Problem is solved already by cleaning the CMOS battery and the slot. Read post no.7. :)