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  • Date and Time resets on a dual boot Intel MacBook Pro

    Posted by Evilteflon on August 1, 2006 at 9:45 pm

    I’ve got a dual core Intel MacBook Pro with both OSX and XP Pro. When I start up or reboot in either OS the time resets by several hours. I have locked the preference settings on OSX and checked the “Set using Apple.com”, but doesn’t seem to make a difference. Any one have any thoughts?

    Jeff Carpenter replied 20 years ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Simon Carlson-thies

    August 1, 2006 at 10:23 pm

    First off the lock only prevents other users from changing things not the system… you may want to try zapping your pram… and see if that works…

    Simon Carlson-Thies,
    Digital Light Graphics And Animation

  • Jeff Carpenter

    August 2, 2006 at 12:49 am

    That’s normal. From Apple.com:

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    Why is the time different between Mac OS X and Windows XP on my computer?

    The Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems handle your computer’s date and time information differently, so the date and time may be different when you switch operating systems. For best results, use a network time server and resync the date and time whenever you switch operating systems. In Mac OS X, use the

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