Laptop strange issue - everything running fast

[Zorgan]

I have a laptop here with a pretty strange issue I've not seen before, it may be a kernel issue / cpu issue? wondering if anyone has seen this behaviour from a computer before?

Clock runs fast (the ticker on it really abnormally fast)
The windows loading screen for windows XP (scroller) is running really fast
even the installation for windows, some elements (the countdown when you reboot - the red bar saying 15 seconds counting down to reboot whilst installing the first stage copying files over installation of windows)

looks to me like a hardware issue, as it's doing exactly the same thing after a re installation of xp.

it's almost like the kernel timings are totally out, affecting the RTC.

could the CPU need changing perhaps?

 

[Gav_881]

stolen from another site hope this helps.

I found this "solution" from someone with a similar problem although the answer didn't actually work. I don't expect it will for you either but on the off chance...

Welcome to Microsoft Answers!

Usually, this issue is caused by Windows Time service corrupt. You can try to take following steps to troubleshoot this issue.

Run the following command in an elevate privileges cmd window.

net stop w32time

w32tm /unregister

w32tm /register

net start w32time

w32tm /resync

Then, please restart the computer to test the issue again.

W32tm.exe is used to configure Windows Time service settings. It can also be used to diagnose problems with the time service. W32tm.exe is the preferred command line tool for configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting the Windows Time service.

Refer this link for more information:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...63(WS.10).aspx

You also perform System File Checker.

1. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

sfc /scannow

The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

For further information, visit the below mentioned link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833