I don't want my Virtual Machine to synchronize with Host clock

[prong999]

I am using VMWare Workstation 7.00.203739

My PC is Windows XP SP3

My Virtual Machine is Windows XP SP3

I don't want that my virtual machine synchronizes with "the real machine" clock, so reading here and there I put these lines in Windows XP SP3.vmx

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

time.synchronize.continue = "FALSE"

time.synchronize.restore = "FALSE"

time.synchronize.resume.disk = "FALSE"

time.synchronize.shrink = "FALSE"

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE"

Nonetheless after about 30 minutes that I am working inside the virtual machine, I see that the guest clock synchoronizes with the host.

What did I forget?

Thanks for your tips

[rManic]

try this.I beleive it works

tools.syncTime = "0"

time.synchronize.continue = "0"

time.synchronize.restore = "0"

time.synchronize.resume.disk = "0"

time.synchronize.shrink = "0"

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "0"

regards

Manic

[WoodyZ]

try this.I beleive it works

tools.syncTime = "0"

time.synchronize.continue = "0"

time.synchronize.restore = "0"

time.synchronize.resume.disk = "0"

time.synchronize.shrink = "0"

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "0"

The correct convention for these parameters are "TRUE" or "FALSE" and setting them to "0" (or "1" for that matter) will only generate a Syntax error.

[continuum]

comapre with http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-always-start-tonight.html

make sure you disable windows time service !




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[prong999]

How do I disable "windows time service"?

Anyway tomorrow I will try with the "rtc.startTime" option, but my problem is not at the start but after those thirty minutes or so.

[continuum · Accepted solution]

when this happens after the VM is up for a while I guess you have enabled the "Windows Time" service - disable it via services.msc




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