[WEB4LIB] Re: Turn off W32Time?

[Jacque King]

Thanks Andrew :)

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 Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Andrew Mutch wrote:

> 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/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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