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WorldTime was designed to run on Windows 98/2000/XP and not under the more restrictive Windows Vista/7 environments, however you can install it there by following this process:

Windows 7/64 (what I use) tested:

1) Create a directory on C: for WorldTime (outside the protected Program Files folders) I use C:PawPrint
2) run the install and click Advanced Options set the install directory to that folder
3) Un-check the creation of a program group for WorldTime
4) Click "Go"
5) Run WorldTime and go to the prefs - correct the locations of the sounds by browsing to those files in the preferences (in my example they will be in C:PawPrintWorldTimesounds

This configuration is working for me.

Thank You, I used to rely so heavily on this Application, now after years of trying to find it again (mostly through my boxes of what others would call junk) I finally found it here online, and it's at version 6,
is there likely to be a version of this made for Win7 or should I just run win98/me in a Virtual system?
I will do what ever it takes to keep this program as part of my online experience.

The problem with WT in Win7 is Windows new "security" on the Program Files folder. WorldTime was initially built for Win2K and WinXP where this wasn't an issue and I actually made the conscious decision NOT to use the Windows Registry to prevent bloating up people's computers and instead used a .conf file - more like the way programs work on Linux systems.

In retrospect this probably was a bad decision despite seeming like a good one at the time.

That said, it should be fairly easy to get WT working just fine in Win 7 provided you take one of several different tacks for the way it is installed. Because I see q few people really trying to get that happening I'll take some time to run through a step by step of how to install WT in Win7 and post the details here as soon as I have that.

The problem is that it's trying to update a .conf file in it's install folder and Windows is not allowing that - this leads to a whole host of issues. Running it as Administrator may fix it - but that's a kludge - I'll work out a better solution (most likely installing it somewhere OTHER then Program Files) and get back to you.

Hi, Scott,

I'm going to try installing WT under Win7/64 in a directory I created at C:PawPrint.

1) Do you recommend installing WT version 6.0.0.941 beta, rather than 5.5.2.748?

2) In your post of April 12th, 2011, you said that the problem was that WT was trying to update its .conf file in the directory where it is installed and that Win7 does not allow that.  In my case, the installation directory will be C:PawPrint, per your post of December 26th, 2009.  Is Win7 going to refuse to allow WT to update its .conf file in that directory?

3) If the answer to question 2) is, "Yes, Win7 will not allow WT to update its .conf file in directory C:PawPrint", how do I get around this?  Is there some way for me to move the .conf file -- and any other configuration files, such as the DST file -- to a drive other than the C: drive, where Win7 will allow WT to update them?

4) In my case, Win7/64 is installed on a virtual machine running under Parallels Desktop for Mac.  My user files are stored on the Mac's hard drive, which looks to the Win7 virtual machine like mapped drive Y: on a network called psf.  Might I get around the Win7 protection problem by creating a directory called Y:PawPrint and installing WT there?

5) Have you been able to synchronize WT with time servers on your installation under Win7/64?  It's been years since I last ran WT.  At that time, I could no longer get WT to sync with time servers.

Thanks in advance for your reply,
Waiguo Guizi  

Great clock.
The font size change does not seem to work.
Mexico has 3 time zones..
http://www.timetemperature.com/tzmx/mexico_time_zone.shtml

I installed this on Win7 64bit and it seems to work fine.. The font resize does not seem to work.

I installed this on Win7 64bit and it seems to work fine.. The font resize does not seem to work.

As of this past week, on Windows 7 64-bit, Sp2, WT (latest version) launches, but freezes completely as soon as it appears on my desktop.

even after uninstalling and following the reinstall instructions above...maybe some new MS patch is causing it to crash?

Oddly, the tools DST manager and stopwatch, when launched from: Start->Programs_>Pawpawprint work!

Any suggestions on what to try next to get the main program to stay running in win 7 64 bit.

PS: the only worldclock app that comes close to worldclock's great interface & tool set is QLOCK. However,

QLOCK has no time calculator
the alarms are limited to 5 per clock
To get the alarm feature you must upgrade to pro ($15)

As of this past week, on Windows 7 64-bit, Sp2, WT (latest version) launches, but freezes completely as soon as it appears on my desktop.

even after uninstalling and following the reinstall instructions above...maybe some new MS patch is causing it to crash?

Oddly, the tools DST manager and stopwatch, when launched from: Start->Programs_>Pawpawprint work!

Any suggestions on what to try next to get the main program to stay running in win 7 64 bit.

PS: the only worldclock app that comes close to worldclock's great interface & tool set is QLOCK. However,

QLOCK has no time calculator
the alarms are limited to 5 per clock
To get the alarm feature you must upgrade to pro ($15)

http://24timezones.com/

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/personal.html

These are two of the useful clocks as alternatives to 'World Time' for any operating system!

Merry Christmas!

Mike, thanks. These look great if one is looking for a web-based WT clock.

I'm actually looking for something standalone, with tools like WT6. I'm hoping some will figure-out what is preventing it from running on Win 7 64-bit.

Qlock isn't bad, bu the GUI is not as flexible as WT6 and there's no time calculator.

FYI: if you're running win 7, you can always install the XP virtual machine (VM) and run WT6 in the XP VM desktop but of course, it's not as convenient as being able to tun it from the system tray.

                            AlohaFromFlynnsBeachpark! ~0845hrs~Wed, Dec 28th, '11

Wonder if the YahooWidgets would help?  

There's gotta be a hunerd of em & yeah, I liked the Qlock too but enjoy the images & audio effects of the widgets.  

Thanks for the feedback & Happy New Year!

I am using World Time 5 on both Win 7 and Win XP. Up until I came across this forum I couldn't understand why some changes I made saved but others didn't. I now realise that it was an operating system issue and that changes I made on the Win XP computer saved but not on the Win 7 computer. As I moved the program back and forth between the computers depending on what was being used it is now apparant that the changes I made on the Win XP computer were the ones that were retained. So my problem is solved even if in a round about fashion. I can live with this as I find World Time a very useful tool.