As we all know "Windows 7" comes with new Superbar (redesigned Taskbar) which shows Date along with Time in system tray.
We earlier mentioned that you can even customize the date and time format and can show AM/PM symbols, Day and Month names:
How to Show AM / PM Symbols in System Tray Clock in Windows 7
How to Show Day and Month Names in System Tray Date in Windows 7
But it was only applicable in Windows 7, then what about Windows XP and Vista users?
No need to worry. Thanks to "nemesiscult" for mentioning "TClock".
"TClock" is a very small and portable utility which can be customized to show the Windows 7 look-a-like Date and Time in Windows XP and Vista.
Actually its an application to customize system tray clock format. You can show whatever you want. You can customize AM/PM symbols, date and time format.
Following are some screenshots taken from Windows XP, Vista and 7 showing TClock in action:
Windows XP:
Windows Vista:
Windows 7:
As you can see, we can show both Date and Time (even Day and Month names) using TClock.
You can download TClock using following link:
After downloading, extract the ZIP file and run "TClock.exe" file. You can customize its properties by right-click on system tray clock and select "TClock Properties".
As you can see in above screenshot, you can even access "Task Manager" and "Taskbar Properties" from its context menu.
Once you enter TClock Properties, you can change various options like:
- Changing clock font and color
- Its size and position
- Date and Time format
- You can even set alarms
To show date and time, just use the string shown in the above screenshot. You can get more information about the format from following topic:
How to Show Day and Month Names in System Tray Date in Windows 7
"TClock" also allows Windows XP users to hide Start button, rename Start button, opening startmenu from system tray.
You can also set Transparency for Startmenu and Taskbar and it works even in Windows 7.
So its a small but highly customizable application for Windows users.
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Lubana
Thnx..
Its Good.!
Olli
Hello!
Whats the default font of the clock??!?!
Because I changed it and want to use default clock font
Morteza
Thank you for your nice offer
Michael
Doesn't seem to work correctly.
Running Windows Vista; installed and executed TClock; standard windows clock in taskbar never changed but right-clicking on it gave me the TClock menu.
Tried using the Tmer and when I clicked on HELP it is under construction.
Maybe better wait until all the bugs are out to use it.
nemesiscult
Thanks Vishal...I thought that u'll not post on ur site
MMG
Is there a way to do it via registry hack or something in-built in XP? (like our Win7 Iconized Taskbar hack?)
cause my computer hasn't got all that Big RAM to run so many processes all the time.
nemesiscult
@MMG
Better replace ur RAM, 1GB will be ok 
There is no way to hack the systray clock via registry
Mike
Font in Vista looks ugly and couldn't changed
Olli
I have XP, whats the default clock font?
Remiel
It doesn't work on my x86-64 server 2k8 machine.