Configuring the Windows Time Service Works under Windows 2000 as well. This article walks you through the process of setting up an authoritative time server for a Windows Server 2003-based network running Active Directory. The article outlines procedures for syncing to both an internal and external time source, and also lists additional resources for configuring the Windows Time service and troubleshooting time synchronization problems. 2030coordinatedrfcservicetimeuniversalutcw32timewindows with howtomicrosoftntpreferenceservertimewindows