On widescreen Windows 7 desktops, I prefer a vertical taskbar with small icons. However, this appears to remove the date from the clock display.
Here's what it looks like, missing the date.
How can I get the date to display again?
Windows – How to show date with clock when Windows 7 taskbar is vertical
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I had absolutely no luck with the up-voted Skinny Clock utility. Instead I tried "TClock", which was mentioned in a side conversation as not being compatible with Windows 7 circa 2009. Apparently we didn't have long to wait- in 2010 an update was released that is fully compatible with Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32 & 64 bit.
TClock 2010 works like a charm for me, and has every option I could imagine needing. The original developer has since discontinued development, but others have picked up the project.
You can download the original TClock 2010 Build 95 from the author's DonationCoder forum post, or from a fan mirror; both should have an md5sum of 8bbdc9344c223ee24bafd944cecbd507. The developer also released the source code, which continues to be developed.
Note: I have only tested Build 95, the last produced by the original developer.
Aside from the clock itself, its ability to have a global hotkey open a quick calendar is especially helpful. As an added bonus the application is (mostly) self-contained and doesn't require administrative privileges.
My setup with TClock 2010 Build 95, Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit, and small taskbar icons:
Check out this link. It sounds like what you are looking for.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/9235/change-display-under-the-system-tray-clock-in-windows-7/
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On my widescreen system (Windows 7, 1440 x 900 resolution, small icons), I have both the date and the time:
It may be a resolution problem perhaps? Or, your taskbar is too thin to allow for both? Try looking in the Taskbar Properties...