windows time synchronization

So you have a group of windows boxes you want time synched right? The first thing that pops into your head is ntpd. Now if only windows had some sort of ntp daemon... Oh wait it does.

The windows time service has been around for a good bit and can be found in windows 2000sp4 or better. If you happen to have active directory setup and the machines are members of your domain, setting up synchronization is as simple as enabling the policy setting to do so. If your a member of the other half (the poor unfortunates administering multiple windows machines without an AD setup, or an ISV) then you will need to use w32tm to configure the machines. Select an external time source (or internal if you want them all synched with one machine) and then register and configure the machines.