CountUp Vista Gadget

CountUp Vista Gadget is a desktop widget capable of counting time passed since a specified date and time. It contains intuitive options that can be tackled even by users with no experience in countdown tools.

Requirements and setup

In order to get this gadget up and running, your computer must be running Windows 7 or Vista, whether it's the 32-bit or 64-bit version.
After the speedy integration with your desktop, CountUp Vista Gadget shows a small frame and automatically starts counting time, showing the total days, hours, minutes and seconds, in addition to the starting date and time, along with the time zone difference.

Set the starting date and time

The start time with the mm/dd/yyyy format as well as the start time with the hh:mm:ss format can be filled out in the settings panel. If the time is omitted, the tool starts counting from 00:00:00. Modifications are applicable with the click of a button.
All desktop widgets designed for Windows 7 and Vista share a couple of options. It's possible to move the frame to any position on the screen with the help of the mouse cursor, make it stay on top of other open windows, as well as tweak its level of transparency. There are no other notable settings available.

Evaluation and conclusion

It worked smoothly in our tests, without triggering the operating system to hang, crash or display error dialogs. Unsurprisingly, it didn't put a strain on the machine's performance, since it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly.
To sum it up, CountUp Vista Gadget comes in handy to all users who want to easily keep track of time elapsed from an important event, provided that they're running Windows 7 or Vista.