Clock and battery removal from task bar

Kezzerxir · #1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2009, 01:33 PM

So the issue here is that I have the VistaHide battery gauge installed and the white flip clock. I've been trying to remove the battery icon, which I can do, but then it turns into the clock. I've searched low and how and basically found this setting for the registry.

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\ShowTitleBarClock = 2

which is suppose to equal nothing, but the blasted clock is still there.

Does any know how to get this removed? I've also tried the TBOpt=0 and it will remove the battery but leave only half of my cell tower icon there.

**darren.wlsn1** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2009, 01:58 PM

why not just leave the batery icon there, im confussed.

Kezzerxir · #3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2009, 02:16 PM

Because I have the VistaHide gauge battery meter installed. It puts a continuous color gradient in the top 3 pixels of the screen to show your battery level. Having the standard meter is redundent.

reeg420 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2009, 02:31 PM

I know what your saying Im in the same boat.

In diamond tweak you can turn both off and it works with the regular taskbar icons.

But here is where I run into trouble, I use wkTask so it has the gradient battery meter on top too. I also have some custom task icons. So having the battery meter on the taskbar is like a waste of space. I used Diamond Tweak to take both the clock and battery off the top bar but after about a half hour half of the signal icon disappears in portrait and half the signal and all of the sound icon disappear.

I turned it on so it shows only the battery when on today screen and it shows everything fine. Ive just been dealing with it.

**darren.wlsn1** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2009, 02:39 PM

i use batti battery but dont mind the clock, i use the analog clock in task, looks better than digital one.

Darren8448 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-05-2009, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

i use batti battery but dont mind the clock, i use the analog clock in task, looks better than digital one.

can the analog image be altered??

**dschoenike** · #7 (**permalink**) 04-05-2009, 08:57 PM

im in the exact opposite boat (sorry to be kinda off topic) but i'd actually like to have both clock and battery. Tsowens custom taskbars are so darn nice, i hate giving one up for the other. any hints to make that possible without messing up the screen orientation? i heard trying to have both does that. sorry for hijacking your thread a lil. ill give ya a thanks.
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