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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/32-bit
- Date added: May 23, 2008
- Total Downloads: 47,972
- Downloads last week: 1,131
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 38 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on June 22, 2009
Atomic Clock Sync is a free program that does exactly what its name suggests and ensures that your PC's clock information is up-to-date and accurate. We liked its ability to help repair any installation issues with Windows Time Service.
The program interface is about as straightforward as it gets. Tabs organize the small window into four function categories: Current Settings, Synchronization Interval, Repair Service, and About. The Current Settings tab displayed our clocks current Windows settings, including the local time, current UTC, as well as standard and daylight time zone information. Using the synchronization feature, we were able to override the default Windows Time Service synchronization and manually input time intervals in seconds, minutes, hours, or days. We entered our sync information, clicked the Sync button and the program immediately sent our resync command to the local computer. The one standout feature with the program is its step-by-step buttons for repairing Windows Time Service issues. As you click each button, the program does the work for you and goes through the steps of stopping the service, unregistering, reregistering, starting the service again, and finally, synchronizing the time. We were able to see the program's progress as we clicked each step.
Other than a link to the publisher's Web site, the program doesn't offer any kind of Help feature. But users of skill levels will find it easy to use without any assistance. For that reason, we highly recommend Atomic Clock Sync for any user looking to keep their clock current.
Publisher's description
From Chaos Software Group :Reference an atomic clock server to get the current time with the greatest accuracy available and update your PC's information. It can even be set to automatically check the time once a day to keep your PC's time accurate forever.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 38 votes
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Version: Atomic Clock Sync 3.0
"It keeps good time with my Radio Shack Talking Watch !"
Pros: It obviously works very well. It's keeping good time with my Radio Shack Talking Watch which I keep two minutes fast!
Cons: At least it's dependable, I give it four stars
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Atomic Clock Sync 3.0
Pros: Does what it says it will, which was exactly what I wanted/
Cons: I've been using one version or another of this for years with no problems.
Summary: If you need to keep your computer clock up to date, and who doesn't, this is the program to use. Skip most of the stuff and put the gold ring onto your desktop. Click that ring whenever you want to update. Simple.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Atomic Clock Sync 3.0
Pros: Does what it is intended to do without making a big deal (i.e. icon or in start-up menu)
Cons: Had to go into Repair service tab and sycn it will not automatically do it, or at least not in my case. After that smooth sailing !
Summary: The program is money, but it will take some set up in the beginning. When you first execute the program follow these steps
1. Go to your downloads and open or execute program
2. Select the Repair service tab
3. Click Stop service
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Atomic Clock Sync 3.0
"Works OK; Doesn't add to start menu"
Pros: It works well enough.
Cons: Has to be started after every reboot. Does not start automatically.
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Version: Atomic Clock Sync 3.0
Pros: I was not impressed with this application
Cons: The system did not work.
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