Date and time only shows in menu bar

so before i upgraded to leopard i was able to have my time and date in my desk top now it only shows in the menu bar I have tried to change the sitting system preferences but no change how can i have it he way had it

That is no longer an option in Leopard. However, there are third-party utilities you can use. Look for them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.

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Several items disappeared from my menu bar for no reason known to me. I miss the date and time and want it back. Please . I have gone to System Preferences and clicked "date and Time" but it will not allow me to check anything on the page even though there is a box "Show date and time in Menu bar".
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In the Finder > Date & Time Preferences > Take a Full ScreenShot of the entire display showing the "absence" of the check box (or whatever) to Show in Menu Bar
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What is that technique to get date AND time to show in the menu bar please?

Install iStat Menu
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\[X] Show Date & Time
Format .... \[Edit]
(*) Custom (drag tokens to build a custom format)
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I created: 9:35 PM Sat 1-Aug-2009
You can create anything you like in any order you like.
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C

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//Caj
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