"edh" <edh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Oops, sorry. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, NOT Windows XP.
>
OK.
So to enable time synch you will need to potentially open a number of ports.
see
http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocumen...ype=TS&ia=1abs
This may be relevant
--
Mike Brannigan
"edh" <edh@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Oops, sorry. I am running Windows Vista Home Premium, NOT Windows XP.
>
> "edh" wrote:
> Quote:
>> I read a past thread, but the suggestions on that page do not seem to fix
>> my
>> problem. I own a Dell Computer with Windows XP. I have noticed the time
>> in
>> the taskbar slipping further and further behind. Each time I try to use
>> the
>> Change settings button on the Internet Time tab in Date and Time it gives
>> me
>> a message saying an error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with
>> (which ever time server I choose here). I understand this must be a
>> firewall
>> problem, but I cannot seem to figure out how to let my firewall know this
>> is
>> OK. I currently have Windows firewall turned off because I have McAfee
>> SecurityCenter running. I have tried to figure out how to allow the
>> firewall
>> know that these servers are OK but could not sucessfully find out how to
>> do
>> this. Any suggesstions? (Currently the computer is set to automatically
>> synch
>> once every seven days, but as I stated even these automatic synchs seem
>> to
>> give the same error messages.) Any suggestions on what I am doing wrong,
>> or
>> how to overcome this firewall setting would be appreciated.