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Synchronizing Windows Clocks for HomeGroup

I am attempting to get four different PC's on the same HomeGroup. All PC's are running windows time, and are set to synchronize with time.windows.com. However, some of the PC's have different time settings (off by six seconds)! How can I get them all to synchronize.

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normanwillis

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Sorry, I should have been more specific. I set up a HomeGroup with my laptop (years ago). Now I want to add a W7 micro PC to the HomeGroup. However, when I try to add the W7 micro PC to the HomeGroup, it says, "All HomeGroup Computers Must Have The Correct Time. (As a security precaution, all HomeGroup computers must have synchronized clocks. Ensure that the date and time is correct on all computers that are joined to the HomeGroup, or that you would like to join to the HomeGroup. You can set the clock by opening the Date and Time in the Control Panel, or by clicking on the clock on the Taskbar.)"

All clocks are set to synch to time.windows.com. Both clocks are set to US Central Standard Time (UTC -6:00), with the option to adjust for Daylight Savings Time checked.

I click Ok on the error message on the W7 micro PC, and it says, "Run the HomeGroup Troubleshooter on the Computer That Created The HomeGroup." So I run the HomeGroup Troubleshooter on the laptop. It says, "Troubleshooting Has Completed. They system time is different from your local standard time. Not fixed."

On my laptop, how can I set the system time to be the same as my local standard time, so I can add the W7 Micro PC to my laptop HomeGroup? (Or how can I get the W7 micro PC added to my HomeGroup)?

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normanwillis

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I was not specific in my initial question. The third party software manufacturer had a utility that solved my particular problem.