You can create some fun for others by applying this below trick in windows XP. By using this trick you can display your name or any other favorite word in windows taskbar just beside the digital time area and you can create some fun and surprise your friends to show them your name in windows taskbar. For this trick you need some knowledge to edit the windows control panel settings, if you know this then you can do it very easily and next time you can reverse these changes same as you done.
Follow the below steps to display the name in windows task bar:
First log into your computer with administrative rights, than click on windows Start button and than click on Control Panel option.Now here double click on “Regional and Language Options” to edit the Regional default settings.

Now click on Customize button under the “Standard and formats” area, here a new window will open with “Customize Regional Options”. Select “Time” tab on the “Customize Regional Options” dialog box.

Now go to “AM symbol” & “PM symbol” and type the name that you want to display in windows task bar and click on Apply button to affect these settings.

Now click on Ok button to finish the process and have fun with your name in windows taskbar.


May 28th, 2008 at 6:32 am
Hehe cool, I will give this a try when I get home. At work now, so I can’t do these things on this locked machine. Thanks for the tip!