Guide to Permanently Displaying the Date in Windows XP Notification Area

For displaying the date and the time in the Windows XP computer system taskbar, you have to expand the taskbar a bit. This can be easily done by dragging the top of the taskbar a little. If you are not experienced with using the computer, you may have problems in doing this and may require online technical support.

• Step 1: You have to unlock the taskbar before you make plans to expand it. Just right click on the taskbar and find out if the “Lock the Taskbar” option is checked; if it is, you must uncheck it by clicking on it.

• Step 2: You must also close any programs that may be running. This will leave the taskbar uncluttered and easier to manipulate.
• Step 3: You must move the mouse to the taskbar’s top edge till the cursor gets transformed into a double-ended arrow.

• Step 4: Now you must hold down the left mouse button and get the taskbar dragged upwards till the height is about twice its normal height.

• Step 5: The day as well as the date will be displayed below the Notification area clock now.

If you want the taskbar to have its original height, you must follow the afore-mentioned step 3 and just hold the left button of the mouse down and drag the taskbar edge towards the bottom of the screen. If you are still facing problems, you may contact an online computer repair service.