Startup program entry details:

Tray Date (Tray Date.exe)

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Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

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Description:

Tray Date by Titlebar Software - displays a simple icon in the System Tray (that can't be configured) which shows the current date. The originator's website is no longer available but you can still download it here. Whilst it only uses around 10MB of memory, you can run it via the Start menu - or you can simply move the cursor over the clock time on the System Tray to show the date

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKCU\Run
• Name: Tray Date
• Data: C:\Program Files\Tray Date\Tray Date.exe

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): Tray Date
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Tray Date
• Command: C:\Program Files\Tray Date\Tray Date.exe

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: Tray Date
• Startup Value: C:\Program Files\Tray Date\Tray Date.exe

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Tray Date] C:\Program Files\Tray Date\Tray Date.exe

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\Tray Date
• File properties "Description": Tray Date
• Purpose: Date utility
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
• Vendor/Publisher: Titlebar Software
• Product(s): Tray Date
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

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