Windows Clock Messed Up

Platinum · 01-11-2008, 02:35 PM

So my machine is infected a bit, I ran combofix and now my clock looks like its in 24 hour mode. the time says 09:37 and it doesn't say AM or PM - also, when I put my mouse over the clock instead of saying January 11, 2008 it says 2008-01-11 - anyone know how to correct this?

OvenMaster · 01-11-2008, 03:33 PM

Have you tried Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Customize button > Time tab > Time format dropdown box, and then the Date tab and its options?

Platinum · 01-11-2008, 04:03 PM

That fixed the date, and the leading 0, but still no AM or PM

GameMaster · 01-11-2008, 04:21 PM

Why don't you use digital numbers? I.e. here is 17:21 on my computer. That I know how to modify. Cmd way and Date and time way on control panel...But I wouldn't know how you put AM and PM...

StrangleHold · 01-11-2008, 04:51 PM

If your sure you have the time zone set right, right click on the taskbar, click properties and uncheck show clock hit apply and ok, open it back up and recheck show clock hit apply and ok and see if the AM/PM comes back.

Platinum · 01-11-2008, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

Why don't you use digital numbers? I.e. here is 17:21 on my computer. That I know how to modify. Cmd way and Date and time way on control panel...But I wouldn't know how you put AM and PM...

I do use digital numbers.... i dont know anyone who has it as "Twelve Twenty-Eight" if thats even possible. What other kind of numbers are there besides digital? My point was it said 09:28 this morning... not 9:28 so I thought it was in 24 hour mode, in the US after 12:59 it goes 1:00 not 13:00 - I thought the setting was set to go to 13:00

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Originally Posted by StrangleHold

If your sure you have the time zone set right, right click on the taskbar, click properties and uncheck show clock hit apply and ok, open it back up and recheck show clock hit apply and ok and see if the AM/PM comes back.

tried... no luck. =\ its weird. I mean it's not a big deal. I think Ill know when it says 10:30 that its AM or 1:30 that its PM - but i'd still like it to be the way it was.

TFT · 01-11-2008, 05:27 PM

In the time format dropdown you must choose the option that has "tt" in it for AM or PM

StrangleHold · 01-11-2008, 05:53 PM

Like said above go back to Regional and Language Options, click customize, under the time tab make sure its set to h:mm:ss tt

GameMaster · 01-11-2008, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Platinum

I do use digital numbers.... i dont know anyone who has it as "Twelve Twenty-Eight" if thats even possible. What other kind of numbers are there besides digital? My point was it said 09:28 this morning... not 9:28 so I thought it was in 24 hour mode, in the US after 12:59 it goes 1:00 not 13:00 - I thought the setting was set to go to 13:00

tried... no luck. =\ its weird. I mean it's not a big deal. I think Ill know when it says 10:30 that its AM or 1:30 that its PM - but i'd still like it to be the way it was.

Oh lol sorry, but I didn't explain it well. I meant not on 9:28 PM, AM, I meant if afternoon it's 21:28 if before noon then 9:28...

Platinum · 01-11-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TFT

In the time format dropdown you must choose the option that has "tt" in it for AM or PM

Bingo... got it. Thanks. For some reason when I was looking at the legend, I didn't even see that. Maybe had I looked harder I would've seen it and this would've been resolved hours ago. Im stupid.

Thanks again though man.

01-11-2008, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Platinum Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 771	Windows Clock Messed Up So my machine is infected a bit, I ran combofix and now my clock looks like its in 24 hour mode. the time says 09:37 and it doesn't say AM or PM - also, when I put my mouse over the clock instead of saying January 11, 2008 it says 2008-01-11 - anyone know how to correct this? __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. (______(________________((() SIG-ARETTE

01-11-2008, 03:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
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01-11-2008, 04:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Platinum Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 20 Posts: 771	That fixed the date, and the leading 0, but still no AM or PM __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. (______(________________((() SIG-ARETTE

01-11-2008, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,513	If your sure you have the time zone set right, right click on the taskbar, click properties and uncheck show clock hit apply and ok, open it back up and recheck show clock hit apply and ok and see if the AM/PM comes back. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

01-11-2008, 05:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
TFT Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 2,082	In the time format dropdown you must choose the option that has "tt" in it for AM or PM __________________ Operator: Dave Operating System: XP Professional SP2 Processor: Intel E6750 Core Duo@3.20GHz Graphics: Nvidia 8500GT C: Drive 500GB D: Drive 250GB Memory: 2GB

01-11-2008, 05:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,513	Like said above go back to Regional and Language Options, click customize, under the time tab make sure its set to h:mm:ss tt __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600-3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066-944mhz. 4gbs. PNY 8800GT/VD964 Cooler W/D Sata 3.0 500gb RE2 Humans are curious creatures and by nature insane. Lock us all in a room together and within hours we're dividing into groups, creating Gods and plotting on how to kill one another.

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