TClockEx deactivating

I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box: I have a
two-boxes high taskbar, which gives me room for three lines there, so I
have, in yellow on brown,

Fr, 2009 Oct 2
8:33:1
+0100 GMT Daylight Time

(except right-justified), but the thing about TClockEx is that it is
entirely configurable, so you can have what (and in whatever colours)
you want. (On my work machine, I have something slightly different,
including the week number.) It also gives me a pop-up calendar, which is
useful.

The thing is, I occasionally find - usually after a period of inactivity
- that it has deactivated, returning me to the boring black-on-grey
(well, presumably default toolbar colours)

8:37
Friday

of the normal clock. (XP and beyond gives you the "Friday" if your
taskbar is high enough.)

Any idea what's causing this? I'm using a fairly unmodified XP Home SP3
here, but it also happens on the work machine, which is I think some
version of XP Pro, but heavily customised by the company.

Not a problem - I can always restart TClockEx, from the link in Start |
Programs | Start-up - I just wondered if anyone knew why it was
happening.
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We need a reversal of the old saying: "DON'T do unto others as you would have
them NOT do unto you." (Paraphrase from "The Moral Maze", 1998-11-21: it was an
attempt - quite good I thought - to get a modern [and non-specific] version.)

On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:41:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box:


I don't know what's causing the problem, but I suggest that you try
TClock instead of TClockex. Despite the similarity of their names,
they are two different, both freeware, programs. I suggest it for two
reasons:

1. Although they are similar, I think Tclock is better than Tclockex.

2. The change might solve your problem.



> I have a
> two-boxes high taskbar, which gives me room for three lines there, so I
> have, in yellow on brown,
>
> Fr, 2009 Oct 2
> 8:33:1
> +0100 GMT Daylight Time
>
> (except right-justified), but the thing about TClockEx is that it is
> entirely configurable, so you can have what (and in whatever colours)
> you want. (On my work machine, I have something slightly different,
> including the week number.) It also gives me a pop-up calendar, which is
> useful.
>
> The thing is, I occasionally find - usually after a period of inactivity
> - that it has deactivated, returning me to the boring black-on-grey
> (well, presumably default toolbar colours)
>
> 8:37
> Friday
>
> of the normal clock. (XP and beyond gives you the "Friday" if your
> taskbar is high enough.)
>
> Any idea what's causing this? I'm using a fairly unmodified XP Home SP3
> here, but it also happens on the work machine, which is I think some
> version of XP Pro, but heavily customised by the company.
>
> Not a problem - I can always restart TClockEx, from the link in Start |
> Programs | Start-up - I just wondered if anyone knew why it was
> happening.
> --
> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
> ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
> outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>
> We need a reversal of the old saying: "DON'T do unto others as you would have
> them NOT do unto you." (Paraphrase from "The Moral Maze", 1998-11-21: it was an
> attempt - quite good I thought - to get a modern [and non-specific] version.)

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In message <hu2cc5d4llobc6c2s9oi8veu95o0fdh6o9@4ax.com>, "Ken Blake,
MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> writes:
>On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:41:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box:
>
>
>I don't know what's causing the problem, but I suggest that you try
>TClock instead of TClockex. Despite the similarity of their names,

Hmm. Googling seemed to produce links to lots of things of that name,
but taking the first one http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclock/: it
says "The newest version of TClock is TClock Light. It works on Windows
XP." The words Tclock Light link to
http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/t...ght/index.html
, which says "TClock Light is a simple version of TClock." So is it a
light version, or the newest version? I'm confused.


>they are two different, both freeware, programs. I suggest it for two
>reasons:
>
>1. Although they are similar, I think Tclock is better than Tclockex.

In what way(s)?
>
>2. The change might solve your problem.
>
It's not that much of a problem (T'ex is still running, even though I
accidentally left the PC on all day while I was out, and on coming back
from sleep it's still OK). But I'm always interested to try alternatives
to anything, provided they don't mess things up. Are either of the URLs
above the ones you'd think of for TClock?
[]
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

Quantum particles: the dreams that stuff is made of - David Moser

On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 23:33:45 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
<G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <hu2cc5d4llobc6c2s9oi8veu95o0fdh6o9@4ax.com>, "Ken Blake,
> MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> writes:
> >On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:41:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box:
> >
> >
> >I don't know what's causing the problem, but I suggest that you try
> >TClock instead of TClockex. Despite the similarity of their names,
>
> Hmm. Googling seemed to produce links to lots of things of that name,
> but taking the first one http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclock/: it
> says "The newest version of TClock is TClock Light. It works on Windows
> XP." The words Tclock Light link to
> http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/t...ght/index.html
> , which says "TClock Light is a simple version of TClock." So is it a
> light version, or the newest version? I'm confused.


Good question. As far as I can, despite the name, it's just the newest
version.




> >they are two different, both freeware, programs. I suggest it for two
> >reasons:
> >
> >1. Although they are similar, I think Tclock is better than Tclockex.
>
> In what way(s)?
> >
> >2. The change might solve your problem.
> >
> It's not that much of a problem (T'ex is still running, even though I
> accidentally left the PC on all day while I was out, and on coming back
> from sleep it's still OK). But I'm always interested to try alternatives
> to anything, provided they don't mess things up. Are either of the URLs
> above the ones you'd think of for TClock?
> []
> --
> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
> ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
> outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>
> Quantum particles: the dreams that stuff is made of - David Moser

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What type of ridiculous, time wasting post is this? Just download the program
and find out for yourself instead of wasting people's time. Other people have
much more important, legitimate questions they need help with. Posts like
this just infuriates me.


"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:

> In message <hu2cc5d4llobc6c2s9oi8veu95o0fdh6o9@4ax.com>, "Ken Blake,
> MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> writes:
> >On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:41:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box:
> >
> >
> >I don't know what's causing the problem, but I suggest that you try
> >TClock instead of TClockex. Despite the similarity of their names,
>
> Hmm. Googling seemed to produce links to lots of things of that name,
> but taking the first one http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclock/: it
> says "The newest version of TClock is TClock Light. It works on Windows
> XP." The words Tclock Light link to
> http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/t...ght/index.html
> , which says "TClock Light is a simple version of TClock." So is it a
> light version, or the newest version? I'm confused.
>
>
> >they are two different, both freeware, programs. I suggest it for two
> >reasons:
> >
> >1. Although they are similar, I think Tclock is better than Tclockex.
>
> In what way(s)?
> >
> >2. The change might solve your problem.
> >
> It's not that much of a problem (T'ex is still running, even though I
> accidentally left the PC on all day while I was out, and on coming back
> from sleep it's still OK). But I'm always interested to try alternatives
> to anything, provided they don't mess things up. Are either of the URLs
> above the ones you'd think of for TClock?
> []
> --
> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
> ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
> outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>
> Quantum particles: the dreams that stuff is made of - David Moser
>

IDNoble wrote:
> What type of ridiculous, time wasting post is this? Just download the program
> and find out for yourself instead of wasting people's time. Other people have
> much more important, legitimate questions they need help with. Posts like
> this just infuriates me.

If you read the subject and you know it will "infuriate" you, why not
skip it? For instance, I have no interest in networking with XP, so I
don't bother with those posts.

Helps keep the blood pressure down... :>))

Tom - Vista, CA - U.S.A.

It is only time wasting to you. You read it. You infuriated yourself. You
had best go
visit a psychiatrist.
"IDNoble" <IDNoble@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A122DC84-76D1-4E8F-9A7E-DFF2A1B67A17@microsoft.com...
> What type of ridiculous, time wasting post is this? Just download the
> program
> and find out for yourself instead of wasting people's time. Other people
> have
> much more important, legitimate questions they need help with. Posts like
> this just infuriates me.
>
>
> "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
>
>> In message <hu2cc5d4llobc6c2s9oi8veu95o0fdh6o9@4ax.com>, "Ken Blake,
>> MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> writes:
>> >On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:41:04 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
>> ><G6JPG@soft255.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I run TClockEx, which modifies what is in my clock box:
>> >
>> >
>> >I don't know what's causing the problem, but I suggest that you try
>> >TClock instead of TClockex. Despite the similarity of their names,
>>
>> Hmm. Googling seemed to produce links to lots of things of that name,
>> but taking the first one http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclock/: it
>> says "The newest version of TClock is TClock Light. It works on Windows
>> XP." The words Tclock Light link to
>> http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/t...ght/index.html
>> , which says "TClock Light is a simple version of TClock." So is it a
>> light version, or the newest version? I'm confused.
>>
>>
>> >they are two different, both freeware, programs. I suggest it for two
>> >reasons:
>> >
>> >1. Although they are similar, I think Tclock is better than Tclockex.
>>
>> In what way(s)?
>> >
>> >2. The change might solve your problem.
>> >
>> It's not that much of a problem (T'ex is still running, even though I
>> accidentally left the PC on all day while I was out, and on coming back
>> from sleep it's still OK). But I'm always interested to try alternatives
>> to anything, provided they don't mess things up. Are either of the URLs
>> above the ones you'd think of for TClock?
>> []
>> --
>> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985
>> MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
>> ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
>> outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>>
>> Quantum particles: the dreams that stuff is made of - David Moser
>>