Clock on the windows xp desktop. Widget and standard clock for Windows XP

When purchasing a new computer or laptop with pre-installed operating system Windows on the right side of the desktop displays large round clock. This is a very convenient and practical sidebar gadget. It allows you to keep track of time without interrupting your main work. But sometimes these hours disappear somewhere. What to do in this case? To display the clock on your desktop, follow these steps:

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Instructions

Maybe, side panel with the clock it is simply hidden. To display it on your desktop, move your mouse to the bottom right corner of the screen, find the sidebar icon, and double-click it. The sidebar with the clock is displayed again.

If you don't see the sidebar icon in the bottom left corner, it's closed. To open it, click “Start” - “All Programs” - “Accessories” - “Side” Windows panel" A sidebar with a clock has appeared.

If the sidebar is open and there is no clock on it, it is likely that the widget has been closed. Click right click Click on the sidebar and select "Add Widget". Find the clock icon and simply drag it to the sidebar. You can also double-click on it with the mouse or click on the icon right key mouse and select "Add". The clock is displayed on the desktop.

If the clock icon is not on the sidebar settings page, then this widget has been removed. You can always restore the gadgets that come with Windows by default. To do this, right-click on the sidebar and select “Properties”. In the settings window that appears, click "Restore Widgets" installed Windows" A mini-application window appears with a clock icon on it. To display the clock in the sidebar, simply drag it there or double-click the widget icon.

You can install other, unusual clocks that are not included in the package Windows installations. Right-click the sidebar and select Add Widget. In the window that opens, click on the “Find mini-applications on the Internet” link. A page with a gallery of Windows gadgets opens.

At the very top of the page, type “Clock” in the search bar and click “Search.” A page will appear with different types hours. They can be digital, analog, talking, etc. Choose from them the ones you liked the most. Click "Download" - "Install" - "Save". In the explorer that opens, select a folder to save the downloaded widget and click “Save” again.

Now go to this folder, double click on the widget icon and click Install. The widget is installed and added to the sidebar, and the new clock appears on the desktop. You can always close this mini-application and install another one.

How simple

Search, download and install a widget

One of the advantages of clock widgets is their widest selection. On the Internet in free access There are watches for every taste: with hands and numbers, with and without a seconds indicator, with and without an alarm clock. If you look hard enough, you can even find an hourglass widget.

First of all, you and I cannot do without Windows applications Sidebar. This application for Windows XP is a platform for a variety of gadgets and widgets installed on the desktop. The list of supported widgets is not limited to clocks and includes great amount a variety of useful and convenient tools. Here is a list of just some of them:

Informers
Calendars
Calculators
Converters
Exchange rates
Weather forecasts
Mini games
Video and audio players

You can familiarize yourself with the process of downloading and installing Windows Sidebar in the corresponding . You can select and download a clock widget on one of the sites dedicated to desktop gadgets, for example www.gadgetstyle.ru. In addition, you can use standard clock widget, included with Windows Sidebar.

Let's say you have selected and downloaded a widget. To install it, first close the gadget panel if it is open, and then simply double-click on the previously downloaded file. You don’t need to perform any further actions, just wait a little to be sure that the widget has installed, and then launch the gadget panel again. Next, you will need to activate your clock widget. To do this, click the + sign icon at the top of the gadgets panel, find the widget you downloaded and activate it double click. If you need any other widgets or gadgets besides the clock, you can add them to the panel in exactly the same way.

Setting the date and time

So, you have downloaded, installed and activated your clock widget. But how much use is a watch if it shows the wrong time? Next, we will look at how to set the date and time in Windows XP.

There are several ways to set the date and time in Windows XP. However, the simplest and fastest of them is to right-click on the clock image in the taskbar and select “Set date/time”

By selecting this item, you will open the settings window

In the window that opens, on the “Date and Time” tab, select current month from the drop-down menu above the calendar, enter the year in the field on the right and select the number by simply clicking on it.

The time can be set on the same tab by entering it in the appropriate field directly from the keyboard, or using the nearby virtual buttons with arrows. In addition, in other tabs of the same window you can select the time zone and the transition mode to winter/summer time,

and also set up time synchronization with the Internet.

Gadgets (Widgets) are one of the most controversial features in a windowed OS. Some users install them and don’t even imagine how they can fully use their PC without their help. Others don't even know what it is, and cope quite successfully. Are there gadgets for Windows 10, what are they and how to install them? We will discuss the answer to these questions in detail later in the article.

Why did widgets disappear from Windows 10?

With the arrival of first 8 and then the tenth version, this issue was resolved because Microsoft decided to completely remove the function from the system for some reasons:

As unnecessary. A big emphasis in the new systems has been on live tiles, which, in some ways, work the same way as widgets. They display useful information, are updated in real time and look more relevant;
For security reasons. Here the developers, rather, said without any particular reason. Because it is hard to imagine that such a small component of the system as a widget can greatly influence security, and parts of its code can be used by attackers. Although this may have affected performance. You can check this by returning the functionality and .

Now gadgets for Windows 10 cannot be found on the official website.

However, there are no more widgets and the reasons are given. Most users simply agreed and started using tiles, but there are also those who do not want to deprive themselves of such a convenient opportunity and wondered how to install gadgets on Windows 10. For their sake, we tried third party developers, who have created software that copies the functionality of widgets as closely as possible and tells you how to install gadgets on the desktop in Windows 10.

How to install gadgets on the Windows 10 desktop using programs

8GadgetPack

Media center;
Movie Maker;
.NetFramework;
DirectX 9 versions and much more.

It is likely that, by rummaging around on the Internet, you can find other less known solutions, but is it necessary to do this, given that the ones described above allow you to return the functionality that was in 7 and even more.

If you are looking for ways to remove gadgets on Windows 10, then this is done by adding them to the OS.