Date & Time Error

Hello --

I am running Windows XP and recently started having a problem with the date & time.

If I shut the computer down for a short period of time everything comes back fine. However, after shutting things down for more than a few hours, the date and time revert back to the same date time of June 3, 2003. I am able to reset the date and time while online, but encounter the same problem each time after shutting down for more than a few hours.

I was going to change the battery, but thought I would check here first, in case anyone has encountered such a problem and knows a solutuin.

Thank you

 

Sounds like a nearly dead CMOS battery to me. I'd go ahead and replace it. Be gentle with the holder, some of them break easily.

Jerry

 

Thank you for the reply and the confirmation.