Clock Replacement For Windows 7x64

Hello,

For nearly a decade Dale Nurden's free TClockEX v1.4.2 was my go to application for having a system clock with many features, but TClockEX doesn't work with Windows 7 64-bit. A search of the Net turned up 4 similar versions, they are:

1. Kazubon's Original TClock v2.29
2. Kazuto Sato's TClock Light (unknown version)
3. Two_toNe's TClock 2 v1.20
4. Stoic Joker's TClock 3 (32 and 64-bit) v1.01

With the exception of Stoic Joker's 64-bit version, all the other ones start, show up in Task Manager, but never change the clock. Stoic Joker's 32-bit version does the same thing as the others.

Stoic Joker's 64-bit version seems to work for the most part, but if you change the configuration it crashes and also crashes Explorer, which needs to be restarted.

Anyone use a Taskbar system clock replacement in Windows 7x64 similar to functionality TClockEX and if so, which one?

 

You know that Windows 7 has widgets that will do all the system monitoring things that that program apparently does? Have you looked into those?

 

I feel your pain. I've been using Chameleon Clock for years (best taskbar clock there is, bar none), but it only works in the taskbar under 32-bit systems. On top of that, I know it was coded in Delphi, for which a 64-bit version has been announced for years that has never materialized, so my guess is that the chances of Chameleon Clock ever going 64-bit are slim to none.

To answer your question, any taskbar clock needs to include 64bit code if you want it to work in the taskbar. In addition to the one you mentioned, you could also look at ShellToys, which does include a taskbar clock among its many other features, and it comes in a 64-bit flavor. Of course, that clock only has a small fraction of the features that you and I are used to.

 

Not in the taskbar, which this is all about...

 

As a system monitor, TClockEX only report RAM usage on WinXP, but on older OS's it also could monitored CPU, System, User and GDI resources.

I used TClockEX mainly for a way to completely customize the Taskbar clock (which included the addition of seconds) and have the ability to double-click and copy the date and time in a customizable format to the clipboard.

I appreciate the suggestion about Widgets. IMO, I find widgets to be overrated and clutter the desktop, even with their opacity set to a low percentage. Sidebar can use a lot of RAM and widgets are in no way as convenient as a small clock that sits inside the Taskbar.

It's to bad these small programs are being passed over for larger and clunky alternatives.

I've isolated the crashing in Stoic Joker's TClock to the Mouse tab in the preferences. As long as that tab isn't selected, then it doesn't crash. If I can figure out how to configure the mouse and have the options stick, Stoic Joker's TClock might prove to be a winner. Unfortunately, it doesn't save the settings to the Registry before crashing.

Stoic Joker's TClock is available in both a 32-bit and 64-bit version. What I might do is install the 32-bit version on WinXP and then copy that part of the Registry out to a key file and see if I can manually enter the keys into the Registry on the other computer. That way I can set the mouse option without having to actually go into the mouse tab. I have to think about that some more.

Thanks, I look into ShellToys.

 

Well, it's not a taskbar clock but I use this gadget

http://prestonhunt.com/story/110

I would expect that now that msft has released piles of sample code that demo the ability of superbar icons to be 'active' someone will come up with a clock.

 

I've been demoing 1st Clock and it does everything and more than my old TClockEX ever did. I'm considering purchasing it. If anyone already uses 1st Clock, please let me know what you think.

Thanks everyone.

 

Kalim, how did your testing of 1st clock turn out? Did you end up going with that software or something else?

Thanks,
GhostRiderGrey