How to Set Time Service on Windows 2000 Server

Set up your Windows 2000 system clock.

The Windows 2000 time service allows you to connect to a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server in your local network or a public server on the Internet. The NTP server controls the time on your Windows 2000 computer. This allows you to synchronize your computer with a central server, so the computer keeps the same time as the server. This makes it easier for network administrators to run time-sensitive processes.

Instructions

1. Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run". Enter "regedit" into the text box and click "OK". This opens your Windows 2000 registry editor.

2. Navigate to the "HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters" registry key. Right-click the "ReliableTimeSource" value key and select "Modify". This opens a configuration dialog box. Enter "1" for the registry key value. Click "OK" to save the settings.

3. Navigate to "HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters." Right-click the key labeled "LocalNTP" and select "Modify". Enter "1" for the value and click "OK".

4. Click the Windows "Start" button and select "Run". Enter "cmd" and click "OK" to open the Windows command prompt.

5. Enter "net stop w32time && net start w32time" and press "Enter". This restarts your Windows time service on the local computer. Now, enter "w32tm -s" and press "Enter". This synchronizes the time with your local Windows server.

References

• Microsoft: How to configure an authoritative time server in Windows 2000