| Event Id | 64 |
| Source | W32time |
| Description | Because of repeated network problems, the time service has not been able to find a domain controller to synchronize with for a long time. To reduce network traffic, the time service will wait 960 minutes before trying again. No synchronization will take place during this interval, even if network connectivity is restored. Accumulated time errors may cause certain network operations to fail. To tell the time service that network connectivity has been restored and that it should resynchronize, execute "w32tm /s" from the command line. |
| Event Information | On a Windows XP-based computer that is a member of a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based domain, you may receive the following event in the System event log: CAUSE: This behavior may occur because Windows XP uses a time-synchronization service called W32Time to synchronize the date and time on computers in a Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based network. A Windows Server 2003-based computer tries to synchronize its time with a Windows 2000 or Windows XP-based domain controller. If the Windows Server 2003-based computer cannot find a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003-based domain controller in the domain, it cannot synchronize the time.RESOLUTION: If there is an existing time-synchronization hierarchy in your Windows NT 4.0-based domain that uses W32Time, and you want the Windows XP or Windows 2000-based computers to participate, follow these steps: On a Windows NT 4.0-based domain controller that is running W32Time, edit the %SystemRoot%\W32time.ini file by setting the LocalNTP value to yes, as follows: LocalNTP=yes On the same domain controller, type the following three commands at the command prompt (be sure to press ENTER after each command): net stop w32time w32time -update net start w32time On the Windows XP-based computer, type the following at a command prompt (where domain controller is the domain controller that you modified in steps 1 and 2) net time /setsntp:domain controller and then press ENTER. |
| Reference Links | "Event ID: 64" Error Message on a Windows XP-Based Computer in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain |
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