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by technogeek-1995

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Military Time is on my sister's computer (yes again). She "tried to change to DLS Time," but I am not sure how to undo the change to Military Time. (It is the taskbar's time) I screws up email and other stuff like it.

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by ic-it

If XP it is done with a third party application.

If Vista try this;
(Credit to Tech-Recipe)
This tech-recipe describes how to display 24-hr time in the system tray in Windows Vista. If you like leading zeros, this will show you how to do that as well.
1. Click Start Orb
2. Click Control Panel
3. Click Classic View in the left column
4. Select Formats tab
5. Click Customize this format...
6. Click Time tab
7. Change the time format as one the following:
h:mm:ss tt - 6:26:20 PM
hh:mm:ss tt - 06:27:41 PM (Leading Zeros)
H:mm:ss - 18:28:20
HH:mm:ss tt - 02:18:10 (2:18 in the morning)

8. Then click OK until you close the dialog boxes

by older mycroft

If so, via Control Panel access your clock Properties page. Tick '12 hour time' which will re-enable the AM/PM suffix to the hour displayed.

by ontheropes

Then choose Customize and finally the Time tab and follow the instructions.

by ic-it

I didn't have a properties sheet, but found it under Regional and Language Settings, Customize Button, then Time. Nice little legend there to explain the settings.
Makes me wonder if I missed it all these years or just got old and forgot some more things. ;-)

by older mycroft

That was so long ago, I'd forgotten how to reset to 12-hour displays!

I gave the wrong advice, but at least I prompted you to hit the nail.

I just don't think in anything but 24-hr lingo anymore, sometimes getting funny looks when I arrange a time to meet someone. My digital watch, all three computers, my telephone, my mobile phone, my microwave, my cooker, my alarm clock, my central heating system - they're all set up for 'Military Time'.

What a loser - I don't even look anything like Arnold Schwarzenneger or Sylvester Stallone! :^0

by seanferd

24 hour train time is better.

And the fellow to whom you are responding - well, not only is the post from 2008, but OM has shuffled off this mortal coil. Not much use for a systray clock these days. But I'm sure he would have had something colorful to say in response to your suggestion. :^0

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