Vista - tray clock showing date

**Nicolai** · 06-12-2007

I've tried and tried and just can't find it.
Is it possible to have my tray clock showing date aswell? Like it was in xp?

**Brink** · 06-12-2007

Hi Nicolai,

Does your tray clock not pop up the date when you move your mouse cursor over it? Other than trying a 3rd party program, I don't know of another way to have the date show on the tray clock.

Regards,
Shawn

**Nicolai** · 06-13-2007

yea it does show when i hover, i would have just prefered to always have it there.
Thank you.

**Brink** · 06-13-2007

Hi Nicolai,

I looked for a free tray clock program, but none that I found were for Vista or were only trial ware. Best bet might be to try a Sidebar clock gadget.

Regards,
Shawn

**larryk** · 06-14-2007

If you have the real estate, pull your task bar up one notch to double height (you have to unlock it first). You will get the time, day, and date; plus more room on your task bar.

**Brink** · 06-14-2007

Hi larryk,

Thank you. I never noticed that before, but you have to unlock your taskbar to drag it up another level. You can then lock it back afterwards Nicolai.

Date and Time

Thanks again,
Shawn

**Nicolai** · 06-24-2007

Hah, to think it was that easy. It's ironic, in XP i've always run with the taskbar double height. For some reason i hadn't resized it after i installed Vista.

Thanks.

**ander** · 03-01-2009

You did say you wanted to see the "date", right? Not the "day"?

I tried this, but all I get are the time and the day of the week, e.g.:

1:20 AM
Sunday

Is there a way to always see the date, too, without having to mouse over? If not, does anyone know of a good free app that lets you customize the system-tray clock? (Please don't ask me to use the new sidebar gizmo thing; ick.) Thanks.

**chmillman** · 03-01-2009

As stated above, pull your taskbar up to double height. The date should appear. --ch

**ander** · 03-02-2009

Ah, you mean triple height (so three rows show). Yes, then the date appears—but you lose that extra band of real estate clear across the screen. For some reason, MS's clock has a bunch of unnecessary space between its lines.

Certainly someone's created a clock that shows all that data, but makes better use of the vertical space?

06-12-2007	#1 (permalink)
Nicolai Vista 64x Ultimate 18 posts	tray clock showing date I've tried and tried and just can't find it. Is it possible to have my tray clock showing date aswell? Like it was in xp?
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06-12-2007	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,919 posts	Re: tray clock showing date Hi Nicolai, Does your tray clock not pop up the date when you move your mouse cursor over it? Other than trying a 3rd party program, I don't know of another way to have the date show on the tray clock. Regards, Shawn
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06-13-2007	#3 (permalink)
Nicolai Vista 64x Ultimate 18 posts	Re: tray clock showing date yea it does show when i hover, i would have just prefered to always have it there. Thank you.
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06-13-2007	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,919 posts	Re: tray clock showing date Hi Nicolai, I looked for a free tray clock program, but none that I found were for Vista or were only trial ware. Best bet might be to try a Sidebar clock gadget. Regards, Shawn
My System Specs

06-14-2007	#5 (permalink)
larryk OS X/Vista Home Premium x86/Vista Ultimate x64 84 posts	Re: tray clock showing date If you have the real estate, pull your task bar up one notch to double height (you have to unlock it first). You will get the time, day, and date; plus more room on your task bar.
My System Specs

06-14-2007	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,919 posts	Re: tray clock showing date Hi larryk, Thank you. I never noticed that before, but you have to unlock your taskbar to drag it up another level. You can then lock it back afterwards Nicolai. Date and Time Thanks again, Shawn
My System Specs

06-24-2007	#7 (permalink)
Nicolai Vista 64x Ultimate 18 posts	Re: tray clock showing date Hah, to think it was that easy. It's ironic, in XP i've always run with the taskbar double height. For some reason i hadn't resized it after i installed Vista. Thanks.
My System Specs

03-01-2009	#8 (permalink)
ander Vista Home Premium 64-bit 14 posts	Re: tray clock showing date You did say you wanted to see the "date", right? Not the "day"? I tried this, but all I get are the time and the day of the week, e.g.: 1:20 AM Sunday Is there a way to always see the date, too, without having to mouse over? If not, does anyone know of a good free app that lets you customize the system-tray clock? (Please don't ask me to use the new sidebar gizmo thing; ick.) Thanks.
My System Specs

03-01-2009	#9 (permalink)
chmillman Vista Ultimate x64 77 posts	Re: tray clock showing date As stated above, pull your taskbar up to double height. The date should appear. --ch Attached Images
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03-02-2009	#10 (permalink)
ander Vista Home Premium 64-bit 14 posts	Re: tray clock showing date Ah, you mean triple height (so three rows show). Yes, then the date appears—but you lose that extra band of real estate clear across the screen. For some reason, MS's clock has a bunch of unnecessary space between its lines. Certainly someone's created a clock that shows all that data, but makes better use of the vertical space?
My System Specs

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