ITsVISTA KB-Link: KB952660

May 17th, 2008 · Leave a Comment · 206 views
Tags: Registry, Upgrade, Windows XP

Some W32Time-related registry settings are not updated after you upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1

You upgrade Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows Vista or to Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). However, the following Windows Time Synchronization service (W32Time)-related registry settings are not updated to the default Windows Vista values.

Default registry settings in Windows XP

Registry location	Value name	Value type and data
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config	LargePhaseOffset	dword:00138800 (Decimal:1280000)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config	SpikeWatchPeriod	dword:0000005a (Decimal:90)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient	EventLogFlags	dword:00000000 (Decimal:0)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer	Enabled	dword:00000001 (Decimal:1)

Default registry settings in Windows Vista

Registry location	Value name	Value type and data
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config	LargePhaseOffset	dword:02faf080 (Decimal:50000000)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Config	SpikeWatchPeriod	dword:00000384 (Decimal:900)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient	EventLogFlags	dword:00000001 (Decimal:1)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer	Enabled	dword:00000000 (Decimal:0)