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Dual Booted Windows systems with time issues

Mar 19, 2017 2:09PM PDT

I am warning you in advance, please do not ask Why? or But there is no reason? or Who wants to do that? No buts! It seems strange, like who wants to do this, but I do want to do it, so don't ask why. If you know how to solve it, just tell me, even if it is in Regedit or CMD, or if I have to do something with system files. I have System Restore, so if something goes wrong, I will restore my system. As long as it is a fix, please help.

okay, here is the case:
I have three systems they are Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows Vista. I want all of the systems to have the correct time, except for Windows 7. With Windows 7, I want the date to be the date Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was released, which is January 9th, 2009, and the time doesn't matter. Yes, I know that time will change as time goes on, it's okay. The problem is, when I enter Windows 8 (or Vista), the time will be set to something different, usually 8 is set to some time in July 2012, and Vista I don't remember. So I change Vista/8's time back to the current time, and then when I restart back into 7, it is back to the current time.
Please tell me how to make them NOT synchronize when I restart!

NOTE:
I will tell you that this is a sort of experiment, but if I can't get the time working, then a bunch of things will get screwed up all at once. The reason of this is private, so don't ask. But if you have a solution, please let me know.

WHAT I'VE TRIED:
1. Disabling time sync with Internet (time.windows.com) in Windows 7's time and date preferences.
2. Disabling Windows Time service on Windows 7

none of those troubleshooting options worked!

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Have you tried
Mar 19, 2017 2:25PM PDT

...setting each system to a different time zone?

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Trying
Mar 19, 2017 2:26PM PDT

I will try it right now.

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No
Mar 19, 2017 2:33PM PDT

It did not work, it sunk the time again!

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you do have to turn off..
Mar 19, 2017 2:50PM PDT

....allowing windows to check a server for current date and time signal.

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I don't think you can mix and match. Why.
Mar 19, 2017 2:40PM PDT

Because if you boot any OS that gets the time, it will set the CMOS date/time RTC and your date/time for the one you wanted to be back in time would be set as you didn't like it.

Sorry but this one will have to be done the hard way. That is, in your startup you'll have some script to set the date time as you way along with the time sync disable.

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Tell me the script
Mar 19, 2017 3:04PM PDT

I am not a big programmer, please give me a script.

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Sure.
Mar 20, 2017 8:13AM PDT
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Thanks
Mar 21, 2017 6:11AM PDT

It's working.

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Now you can party like it's ....
Mar 21, 2017 8:16AM PDT

Glad it worked, It was my last easy trick. The next one would have required a custom bootloader, that is, harder than a diamond.

(sorry for the setup but I used 1999 so I could add this.)