Josh Koffman wrote:
> I'd like to have all the machines sync their time clocks to one of the
> computers which will be set manually once every few days. I did some
> searching and came up with this page:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490605.aspx which seems
> promising. From there it seemed that w32tm.exe is the Windows service
> I need to mess with. However, it seems to say that you can only set a
> domain controller to be an authoritative time source.

I'm not sure, but I think you can set up other sources. However, I think 
the WinXP time service is not a server, but rather a client. If this is 
correct, you'll need an (S)NTP server also. It may be that this is where 
the domain stuff comes in: if you have a domain server, it is likely 
that this includes a time server.

FWIW, here are a few more links:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490605.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Configuring-Windows-Time-Service.html
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773013.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773263.aspx (probably worth 
playing a bit with w32tm.exe)

In case you need a 3rd party server, maybe this helps (lots of junk, but 
maybe the one or other pearl):
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/ntp-freeware.html

This is one of the things you'd think should be easier, isn't it? :)

Gerhard
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