Windows Time Service

Windows 2003 & XP

Stop the Windows Time service

net stop w32time

Force a resync

w32tm /resync

Set the time source

net time /setsntp:<Time_Source>

View the current time source

net time /querysntp

Note: In most cases you dont need to stop the w32time service anymore.

Stop the W32Time service:

net stop w32time

Configure the external time sources:

w32tm /config /syncfromflags:manual /manualpeerlist:'0.pool.ntp.org, 1.pool.ntp.org, 2.pool.ntp.org'

Make your PDC a reliable time source for the clients:

w32tm /config /reliable:yes

Start the w32time service:

net start w32time

The windows time service should begin synchronizing the time.

Check the external NTP servers in the time configuration by typing:

w32tm /query /configuration