Windows 7 : System clock running 60 times too fast

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I am a novice user of Windows 7, having had it on a new PC for less than a week. On Thursday evening it worked fine, on Friday the system clock started running 60 times too fast. The minutes are changing every second, the hours less frequently (i.e. not every minute). It is playing havoc with the behaviour of the PC. I have to keep moving the mouse or the screen turns off and the keyboard takes every keystroke and repeats it twenty or thirty times. What can I do?

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Hi PhilLondon,

Welcome to Microsoft Answers!

Usually, this issue is caused by Windows Time service corrupt. You can try to take following steps to troubleshoot this issue.

Run the following command in a elevate privileges cmd window.

net stop w32time

w32tm /unregister

w32tm /register

net start w32time

w32tm /resync

Then, please restart the computer to test the issue again.

W32tm.exe is used to configure Windows Time service settings. It can also be used to diagnose problems with the time service. W32tm.exe is the preferred command line tool for configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting the Windows Time service.

Refer this link for more information:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263(WS.10).aspx

You also perform System File Checker.

1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command

Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the

password, or click Allow.

2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

sfc /scannow

The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

For further information, visit the below mentioned link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

Hope this information helped!

Thanks and regards

Fouzan – Microsoft support

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Anonymous

2010-01-12T20:46:31+00:00

I'm having the a similar problem...I correct the time with the internet sync and it's a temporary fix...but it just slows down again later in the day or just jumps back 1-2 hours. I've tried different time servers but same thing occurs. Here's my system info:

Dell Windows7PC

Intel(R) CoreTM(2)Duo CPU T9300 @ 2.50Ghz

4GB Memory

32-bit OS
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Anonymous

2010-01-13T05:59:00+00:00

Hello ZMiDZ,

I guess Dell should use Asus motherboard too. There is no permanent fix from any source yet. Sync clock won't do anything. Switch off the power button at the back of the power supply for about 30 seconds then turn on again. This will cure the problem for a period of time, but will reoccur again may be 1 week or 2 or may be a month. Anyway, this is the only temporarily fix that work at the moment.
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Anonymous

2010-01-20T07:52:19+00:00

I was contacted by my computer supplier yesterday (three weeks after I handed in the machine) to say that they had identified the problem and replaced the graphics card and re-installed Windows 7. I am deeply sceptical that this will have fixed the problem. I will probably pick up the machine early next week and post details of my computer's behaviour.
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Anonymous

2010-01-20T21:06:49+00:00

Strange... in my case, they wouldn't be able to replace the graphics card, because i'm using the integrated one.

Tomorrow I'll send the motherboard to my vendor...
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