Yes, your problem seems to lie elsewhere. The Date and Time Control Panel
is working, but something else is wrong. It could be the battery in your
computer (not your laptop battery, but the little one on your motherboard,
that is supposed to keep the computer's time up to date in the BIOS, even
when your computer is shut off, or when it's sleeping. Or it could be
something else. It seems if your computer is new, that little battery
should be okay. Something "appears" to be shutting off the battery when you
shut down or sleep. This is kind of odd. And if it were true, I would
think the clock would always show the same default wrong date when you
re-access Windows. Have you contacted your computer's
Manufacturer?
Try this. When you start your computer after being turned off, instead of
going into Windows immediately, enter your BIOS Setup and see if the clock
is running. Is it? If it is, is it correct?
"seasideshe" <seasideshe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DA987B3-5AA7-47F3-A22D-A80650A1678C@microsoft.com...
> Thanks dean-dean. I didn't realize that. So the "reply" tab has nothing
> to
> do with my time/date not working. Could it be a Vista problem? If so can
> you
> direct me to where I might find a solution to this? thanks again 
>
> "dean-dean" wrote:
>
>> If you are updating the clock via internet, or by hand, so to speak, you
>> get
>> an OK or Cancel button in the secondary windows. The main window Apply
>> button won't "un-gray". It only "un-grays" if you make changes directly
>> in
>> the main window, like show more clocks, or un-check "Remind me one week
>> before this change occurs", etc.
>>
>>
>> "seasideshe" <seasideshe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D8897F8-9723-4C50-8BEC-F2162B5CA6FA@microsoft.com...
>> >I did check and it is set to "automatic". I'm thinking the main
>> >malfunction
>> > is that the "apply" tab isn't highlighted therefore I can't solidify,
>> > if
>> > you
>> > will, the updating that I have made to the time/date. Has this been a
>> > problem
>> > for anyone else? Do you think it is Vista causing the problem or
>> > somthing
>> > else? thank you for your help.
>> >
>> > "dean-dean" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Type services.msc in the Start Search box of the Start Menu. Press
>> >> Enter.
>> >> Double-click the service Windows Time in the new window. Is the
>> >> startup
>> >> type set to Automatic?
>> >>
>> >> "seasideshe" <seasideshe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5ACB7B12-986A-435B-BF0F-48C60D1DC5E2@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a new laptop with windows vista home premium. I can't keep my
>> >> >date
>> >> >and
>> >> > time accurate. I can do the internet time synch and I can manually
>> >> > change
>> >> > the
>> >> > date and time but I'm unable to apply the changes because the
>> >> > "apply"
>> >> > tab
>> >> > is
>> >> > not working. So what happens is when I turn off the computer or put
>> >> > it
>> >> > in
>> >> > sleep mode the date and time stop working at that point which means
>> >> > when I
>> >> > turn the computer back on the time starts from where it was when I
>> >> > shut
>> >> > down
>> >> > and I have to update it all over again. Is there a solution to this
>> >> > problem?
>> >> > thanks in advance for your help.
>> >> >
>> >> > seasideshe
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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