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Greetings, I was wondering, if someone could try to explain me, what's the biggest difference between Windows Vista and Windows 7 gadgets / sidebar applications. You see, there're some gadgets out there, which were originally designed for Windows Vista and still work for Windows 7, but others...

hello, i have a problem with the sidebar be cause the gadgets don't load BTW the gadgets look like this Link Removed

I am having an issue with colors in my applications changing. Every time I log off and back on or reboot certain parts of application windows have changed colors. For example, the background of the Firefox Bookmarks sidebar. Sometimes the background is light grayish and other times it has a...

For the usual mysterious reason, Photo Gallery no longer displays the edit commands in a sidebar on the right, but only in a ribbon above the display. What must I do to restore that display?

Hello World , Currently my sidebar not working properly. I can choose the gadgets that I want but when I drag it to desktop it doesn't show correctly . I restarted my PC many times and it still not working. Please I need your help.. [/IMG]

If you miss the Sidebar like I do, you'll love the similar freeware alternative, Desktop Sidebar. Link Removed - Invalid URL

If you miss the Sidebar like I do, you'll love the similar freeware alternative, Desktop Sidebar. More...

Hi all. I'm looking for a sidebar gadget for my Windows 7 sidebar. I'm trying to find a Mail gadget, to monitor my incoming mail server (obviously I have POP-3 mail). I want it to have settings for how often it should check, how to notify me (audio and/or visual), and what client to open up when...

Hello, After installing a fresh Windows 7, I would optimize it doing the steps of those guides: Speed Up Windows 7 - Ultimate Guide To Make Windows 7 Blazing Fast!!! (17 steps) Link Removed - Invalid URL (7 steps) Instead of doing this manually, I would use a .REG (and/or .BAT) file. So, for...

Hi guys! I have searched for a guide to make shortcuts to gadgets e.x "C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" /showcalender Have´nt find anything. Do anyone of you know how I can do this? I got an active desktop gadget that I want to start every boot time even if anyone has closed it...

Hi all! I´ve recently instaled Windows 7 (x86) on an a bit ancient Toshiba Satellite M30 (single core 1500mhz, 512mb ram, and geforce fx go5200). Its fast and stable, besides the lack of raw power and memory. With a little tweaking i could get the Aero working (amazingly did not slow down...

Hi everyone, I've upgraded through the installer from windows Vista Bussiness x64 to Windows 7 Bussiness x64. Back then everything sidebar-related worked great. Since the upgrade, if i open and edit the settings for any gadget (default or not) and hit ok, nothing happens and no setting is...

I really liked the Photo Gallery that came with Vista. Now that I'm on Windows 7, I see that that sidebar - where date taken, geo tags, and tags are displayed - is no longer available. Is there any way to get this sidebar in Windows Photo Viewer that came with Windows 7, or Windows Live...

1. At this moment, I'm running windows 7 and I'm trying to get my gadget sidebar to always appear even if I open up an application. Kind of like the Vista gadget sidebar, the windows always shaped themselves the accommodate the sidebar. So how can I get a Vista style gadget sidebar on Windows...

Since I want the sidebar to appear and stay at front when accessed, I installed Windows Vista's sidebar onto Windows 7. However, when I press Win+Space (used to bring-to-front Vista's sidebar in Vista, or to temporarily show the sidebar in 7), the Vista's sidebar is not toggled. Rather, it just...

Hi everybody, I installed Windows 7 x64 Enterprise edition yesterday and I got different errors at least 100 times. I'm getting errors of "Windows Live Messenger", Sidebar and mostly "Internet Explorer 8" Here are some reports from Event Viewer. Any help is appreciated. -----------------...

Yes, I've got the joy of Vista Sidebar gone awry. It informs me that "a problem has caused the program to stop working correctly. I've tried the following ... Regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll" press enter Regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll" press enter...

The IDC Comstock Stocks sidebar gadget which has been one of main gadget presented to users from right-clicking on the Desktop since Vista has now disappeared from the selection list. (The last build I saw it on was build 7100.) Does anyone know why it has been removed and if it can be found? It...

When I start my computer I can do the things I normally do but about a minute later the taskbar, desktop and everything except the sidebar and any open applications will freeze. Can anyone help?

I've noticed a weird problem with EverQuest in RC1. On login, one CPU core shoots to 100% and stays there for a solid minute. I have a Sidebar gadget that monitors memory and cores. So for about a minute, it's pinned at 100% and the character can't be moved. If I try, the window fades and I...