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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System
Lesson 11: Setting the date and time
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The next lesson explains how to set two other properties—the
date and time.
Lesson 11: Setting the date and time
You initially set the computer’s date and time properties
when you turned the computer on for the first time and set up
the operating system.
To change the date and time settings:
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2Click the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options
icon.
The operating system displays the Date and Time
Properties dialog box.
Sample Date and Time Properties dialog box
HINT: To open the Date and Time Properties dialog box more
quickly, either click the time display on the taskbar with the
secondary button, then click Adjust Date and Time, or double-
click the time display.
3Click the Date & Time tab and set the correct month,
year, day, and time.