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Annoyances of Windows 2000/XP

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 == TIME AND DATE IN WINDOWS SYSTEM TRAY ==Want the date to show up all the time in the system tray consistently?  Not referring to a balloon tip date, but a static display.  Well it is impossible with default Windows 2000/XP. By doubling the task bar size (making it two lines high) you can often get the date to appear as well as the time, but not always.  One one of our lab machines with a fresh install of Windows XP SP3 we could not get the data to appear on a two line task bar, just the day of the week.  If you want to try to change the high of the task bar so the date may appear do the following:# right-click a blank spot on the taskbar and uncheck "Lock the Taskbar"# drag the top edge of the taskbar upward until it snaps to twice its normal height# lock the taskbarHowever, if you want to ensure the date is visible along with the time, without regards to the taskbar height, or on a single line taskbar, you need a third party utility.  We have tested and recommend one called: [http://www.rcis.co.za/dale/tclockex/ Dale Nurden's TClockEx]. 
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