W32TIME is a command line tool to manage time settings.
To set a PC to sync its time with a local network time server:
net time /setsntp:server
An example of setting a Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer to sync its time with an external time server:
net time /setsntp:pool.ntp.org
The selected server must be a valid time server
To stop time service on a PC:
NET STOP W32TIME
To start time service on a PC:
NET START W32TIME
To sync a PC with the time server:
NET TIME
Windows XP time problem fix:
Systems with Windows XP Pro may lose time. Open a Command prompt (Start, RUN, then type CMD and press OK). Then enter these commands to fix the problem:
NET STOP W32TIME
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /unregister
w32tm /register
net start w32time
Selected W32tm commands
- W32TM/monitor - verify that local computer time syncs with domain controller
- W32TM /resync /nowait - tells a computer to resync its clock as soon as possible
- W32TM /stripchart /computer:IP /dataonly /samples:10 - Display time offset between one computer and another computer on the network.
Time resources
