On 01/15/2014 03:00 PM, Ottavio Caruso wrote: > Hello, I am using a Thinkpad X61 and I dual boot more than once a day > between Windows 7 and Netbsd 6.1.2. > > I am not sure if the problem is due to the BIOS or any of the two OS > but that's what happens. Both OS are configured for local time CET > (GMT+1). If I sincronize any of the two OS to internet time (ntp) the > clock will stay fine until I reboot into the other OS, in which case > the clock will go back to GMT. > > If I manually set the BIOS to the correct time, when I boot again the > clock goes to GMT+2. > > So I am not sure if I have to change anything else in the BIOS. > > Bear in mind that I use wi-fi, so I can't set ntpdate at boot because > it would not connect (I've tried). > > Any suggestion to solve this little but fastidious issue is appreciated. >
You can switch windows to use UTC for the real time clock, there as a setting "RealTimeIsUniversal", which can be set via RegEdit. It's mentioned in this thread a few answers down. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/does-windows-7-use-utc/e722ad92-a65b-4c0a-8c05-b8a84fb155d1 Lars
