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I have now changed the batery but the problem remains.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Stuart,
>
>I would suspect the CMOS battery is dead. It is a simple
matter to replace
>it in most modern machines. Generally, it is about the
size of a US nickel
>and can be easily seen on the motherboard. Replacements
can be found in
>nearly any store that sells watch or camera batteries.
Changing the battery
>can cause the loss of any custom BIOS settings, but I
suspect you are
>probably using defaults anyhow or you would have noticed
other system
>problems.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Stuart" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> Every time I switch my computer on, I have to correct
the
>> date and time. Once on these remain accurate. Can you
>> help?
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