BIOS time is correct but everytime I boot up my Windows 7 Pro 32-bit laptop the time is off by at least 2 hours (this was occurring before daylight savings time). I've been resetting it manually but I'm looking for assistance with making this work with my changing manually everytime i boot the laptop.Denise

Check your time zone and make sure it's set correctly. It sounds like you might be on Central Time and it's still set for Pacific Time.

Thanks for the quick response but that was one of the 1st things i checked. I'm in NY so my zone is set to Eastern.Denise

Another way to proceed is to configure your client computer as a NTP client so that it will sync time with a public NTP server each time when you are connected to internet. To configure a NTP client, use regedit to edit the following regitry entries: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32time\Config\AnnounceFlags= 0 SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32time\Parameters\NtpServer = the IP address or the DNS name of your NTP server (you can use time.windows.com = time.windows.com, 0x9) SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32time\Parameters\Type = NTP You can also use w32time commands instead of that. Create a restore point before proceeding. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Okay then, that was the easy one. Some other things to check: Make sure Windows Time Service is set to Automatic and is running. If the laptop belongs to a Domain, make sure the time (and timezone) on the DC is correct because Domain computers sync their time with the DC. If it's not a Domain member, check which time server it's set to sync from (by default it's Microsoft's, but this can be changed by editing a registry setting.) Syncing with a time server requires an active Internet connection. The registry setting in question is: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\Parameters\NtpServer And its default value should be time.windows.com,0x9

Thank you will tryDenise

Thank you - will try this before messing with registry.Denise