Time Sychronization Problem

I just tried it and received the same error message. If you select
the alternative "time.nist.gov" from the Server pull-down menu,
your time should synchronize properly. The issue is apparently
with the Microsoft Time Server.

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Carey Frisch
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|I have 'Automatically synchronize with an Internet time server' checked
| in 'Date and Time Properties' window. The date is correct and I am
| running behind XP Home's firewall. Automatically adjust for Daylight
| Savings is also checked. Yet, when I try to synchronize by clicking
| Update, I get a message saying, "An error occured while Windows was
| synchronizing with time.windows.com. The sample was rejected because:
| The peer's stratum is less than the host's stratum."
|
| BIOS shows the time and date correctly as does the clock on the task
| bar.
|
| I have looked at Help and Support for an answer and all the things
| mentioned there seem to be in order. This problem appeared yesterday
| with the switch to Daylight Savings.
|
| Can someone help me figure out why automatic synchronization doesn't.
|
| Thank you.
|
|