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Sometimes you may want to synchronize your time with a time server present on the internet. This would be really helpful at times. So if you want to Synchronize your time with an internet server then you can follow the below steps on your Windows XP machine.

To change the interval that Windows updates the time using the internet time servers via regedit, navigate to:
1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services \W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
2. Select “SpecialPollInterval”
3. Change decimal value from 604800 to a different value in seconds. i.e.: 172800 (2 Days) or 86400 (1 Day) and so on.

We don’t recommend changing this unless you are on a broadband connection.

These days there are many viruses, worms, Trojan horses and others that will harm your computers easily. They may also access your private data. It is advisable to protect your computer from malicious users and their attacks. The first thing is that you should always use a strong password. Your password should consists of at least one numeric and a special symbol. You should also avoid words found in dictionaries. You should use a good anti-virus program. At least download a free version and use it rather than not using anything. There are many viruses spread through email attachments these days. So never download anything sent as an email attachment from someone you don’t know. Use a firewall to defend malicious attacks.