cmos battery

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Every time i boot up i get a message saying date and time is wrong. I keep
having to correct this when i open up to the desktop. Could this mean i need
a new cmos battery, and is there anyway i can check the battery to see if it
is the problem.

[pvdg42]

"dessie" <de****@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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Every time i boot up i get a message saying date and time is wrong. I keep
having to correct this when i open up to the desktop. Could this mean i
need
a new cmos battery, and is there anyway i can check the battery to see if
it
is the problem.

The CMOS battery is almost certainly gone. As the batteries found on most
motherboards are readily available in drugstores, convenience stores, etc.
and typically cost ~$2.50 US, why bother with testing? Just get a new one
and pop it in.

[RobinS]

By the way, this is a .Net Programming General Discussion newsgroup. Please
post your Windows questions to a group with "Windows" in the description.

Robin S.
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"dessie" <de****@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:31**********************************@microsof t.com...

Every time i boot up i get a message saying date and time is wrong. I
keep
having to correct this when i open up to the desktop. Could this mean i
need
a new cmos battery, and is there anyway i can check the battery to see if
it
is the problem.