Set hardware clock from ntp before installing windows
Verfasst: 13 Mär 2015, 09:46
When installing Windows 7 on a new computer, joining the domain does not work when the date/time is wrong. Setup.py could set the time using ntpdate and hwclock, but both are missing from the boot image. The time zone (windows expects the local time in the bios, not utc) is already in the product properties. The NTP server could be a new product property (with e.g. pool.ntp.org as the default ntp server).
Of course, a simple workaround is to set the date and time manually in the bios, but this is time consuming and could be automated easily.
Of course, a simple workaround is to set the date and time manually in the bios, but this is time consuming and could be automated easily.