Q. Can I display more than one time zone in the time display of my computer?

A. Displaying multiple time zones can come in handy if you communicate with people in other cities. Microsoft Time Zone, a free utility for Windows XP, displays time in up to five cities in a small, tray-like icon. As an alternative, try the ZoneTick (www.zonetick.com) World Time Zone Clock ($30), which works with all versions of Windows, from 95 through XP. It replaces the Windows system time display with a list of time zones from which you can select the ones to be displayed.

If you’re using Vista, you can add clocks for multiple time zones using its Sidebar feature. To enable the Sidebar, go to the Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Windows Sidebar Properties. Once the Sidebar appears, right-click and select Add Gadgets. To add a clock, simply drag it from the Gadgets display to your Sidebar. Repeat for as many clocks as you would like to add. Right-click a clock on the Sidebar and select Options to adjust the time and add a label so you know whether you’re looking at the time in Boston or Budapest.

Q. I bought a new computer, but I had a magnificent wallpaper that I used with my old PC that I would like to use on this new system. I don’t remember where I got it, so I’d like to copy the file from my old computer. What file extension should I be looking for in my old files for this wallpaper, Mr. M?

A. The wallpaper file on your old computer probably had a .BMP (for bitmap) extension and would have been located in your C:\WINDOWS folder. You mentioned that you originally downloaded it from the Internet, so it’s possible that it has a .JPG extension, instead of .BMP, so look for both. As far as its filename, wallpaper files are usually named by topic or subject matter, so if it was a photo of a sunset, search for (using Start > Find or Search) a file named something like SUNSET.BMP or SUNSET.JPG. You can double-click any .BMP or .JPG files you find to display the photo, or click View > Thumbnails to display small images of each file.

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