[WEB4LIB] Re: Turn off W32Time?

[Andrew Mutch]

On Windows 2000:

Start - Settings - Control Panel

Administrative Tools - Services

Find " Windows Time" in the list of services.

Stop the service and then set the "Startup type" to either Manual or Disabled.

Good luck!

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI


Jacque King wrote:

> Laurie,
>
> Thanks for posting this.  I too am having the identical issue and
> do not want to use time synchronization in our NT domain.  I've also
> found that users lose their connection to the internal network and have
> found w32 time errors in the event viewer.  If you find a resolution to
> this, please share. Thanks so much!
>
> Jacque King
> Library Technical Support Specialist
> Fort Collins Public Library
> 201 Peterson Street
> Fort Collins, CO  80524
> (970) 221-6716
> king at julip.fcgov.com
>
> On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Laurie Louis wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know a way to turn off the windows time synchronization
> > service called W32Time on Windows 2000 workstations? Some of our Windows
> > 2000 workstations keep looking for this service on our NT domain
> > controller, then when they can't find the service, it drops the network
> > connection to the server. Then the workstation is unable to access the
> > internal network, most importantly, networked printers.We do not want to
> > activate W32Time on our NT server. Based on information in the event
> > viewer on individual workstations, I know how to clear/reset the W32Time
> > errors on the PC, but for some machines, it's a chronic issue, so I
> > would like to turn off or disable this service. Any input would be
> > appreciated. Thanks.
> > --
> > Laurie Louis, A+, Network+
> > Computer Support Specialist
> >
> > Albany Public Library
> > 161 Washington Avenue
> > Albany, N.Y. 12210
> >
> > 518.427.4341
> > 518.449.3386 (fax)
> > louisl at uhls.lib.ny.us
> > http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >