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Q245079: Cannot Synchronize Time Across Time Zone on Windows 95

Article: Q245079
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the 'net time \\servername /set /y' command to synchronize the time
on a client computer in a domain running Microsoft Windows 95 to a time server
computer running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 that is in a different domain
and the time server is not in the same time zone as the client, you may
incorrectly change the time on the client to the time on the time server.

CAUSE
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The cause is unknown.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this behavior, configure a time server for each domain in each
time zone.

MORE INFORMATION
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You can use the Nettime.exe utility that is included on the Microsoft Windows 98
Resource Kit CD-ROM to replace the 'net time' command. This utility performs the
WIN32 function calls that gather the time information from the client computer,
compares the time zone information to that of the time server, and then makes
the appropriate time zone adjustment on the client computer.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:95; winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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