Changing Windows XP Time (SNTP) Servers

By Dan DiNicolo, April 19th, 2007 Posted in Tweaking XP. Subscribe to our RSS Feed

Windows XP allows you to select your preferred time server from a list found on the Internet Time tab in the Time and Date program. Although this list includes a number of servers, it’s also possible to configure XP to use a time server a little closer to home by editing the Registry. A list of SNTP servers in located in the Registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\DateTime\Servers.

You can add additional servers to this list by creating additional values of type REG_SZ, using the next available number on the list. Once added, this time servers will be available for selection on the Internet Time tab. For a list of public SNTP servers in the UK and elsewhere, see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=262680. As a general rule, only second-level time servers allow public access.

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