I have two hdd's on this PC that are in removable DRIVE bays.
1: Linux
2:XP

when I shut down XP and unlock the drive and lock my Linux drive in, all works fine and everything is great.

I can then logoff Linux and unlock that drive, lock in XP and start it up.
FIRST thing I see is that XP's time is off by 18 hours or so.

I have the correct time zone selected.
I have the DST patch loaded.
I can select the update the time and it will update it to the correct time.

If I lock in Linux again, it will do again.

Linux has the correct time everytime I login.
XP is wrong everytime, no matter how short a time I've been out of it.

I can shut down XP and restart and the time is fine.

Any ideas?Could it be the time that the XP drive is dis-connected or is it 18 hours no matter how long the drive is out ? ?
Below is a regedit to force XP to check it more often if that will help...

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* Open up the registry editor by choosing Start -> Run -> Regedit
* Find the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
* Select the entry for ‘SpecialPollInterval’ and change the decimal value to a period of time you wish to use. The data value is in seconds, so for example, a value of 172800 will change the synchronization interval to 2 days, a value of 86400 will change it to 1 day, or a value of 3600 will change it to one hour.
* Exit from the Registry Editor, and ensure the ‘Automatically synchronise’ option is ticked for your system clock settings. (Be sure you use ‘Apply’ when you’ve finished making changes to the time setting box for the system clock, so the change there is a permanent one.)