There's no time like Windows time...
I haven't been able to post in a while due to the workload at work. I though this was important enough to post in the event anyone else ran into it. From my research dealing with the Windows time service it is something that will bite EVERYONE at one time or another. For years I've been battling with time sync in the various domains I've managed, and it's always a nightmare. Considering that Bill Gates is the only person I've ever found that has successfully altered the flow of time, (Windows file copy dialog status bar sitting at 98% for hours...) this issue should never have been an issue. But, I think I just found the answer. Microsoft has plenty of documentation about W32TM and I cannot recall seeing this noted anywhere. I find it really hard to believe that Microsoft has never hammered all the nails in the coffin of this service. I've read KB article after KB article, blog after blog, and never found the definitive answer to what the heck is going ...