If you want both date and clock, then you'll need to see both respective icons next to the filename. If you look at the default strip.gif's provided, you'll see that each includes a comma , necessary for the counter configuration, so numbers with 4 or more digits can use a comma. I didn't want a counter for this site, but a client did want it for its site. So, I used Paint Shop Pro to make one, taking care to make the gif the same dimensions as the companion files making up the set. I don't want a counter, so I don't need a comma.gif file anyway.
Great minds think alike . . .
I refer to the one listed as the WinNT version. Make life easy on yourself, by creating a short-named directory directly off of the root directory. Same drive where all your web files are situated. Copy the mkstrip.exe file into that newly created directory. Highlight that directory in explorer, or whatever similar program you may have, i.e., PowerDesk.