How To Remove Vista Sidebar

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tubaking182

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Before we start sorry to post a thread but the only other threads i found about this were ages old and surprisingly this site recommends posting a new thread rather than bumping and old one.

i bought an ASUS UX50 from best buy a few weeks ago and i have decided that not only do i dislike the sidebar, but i find it completely useless. i would like to know how to completely get rid of it. i have tried going to sidebar properties and unchecking the "start when windows starts" box, as well as removing it from my startup programs in windows defender, and also blacklisted the program in Spybot Search and Destroy. for some reason every time i boot it starts up and i have to repeat those steps again. if someone wouldn't mind giving me the location of the executable so that i can just delete it that would be great. or you could also try suggesting a million other things to try to keep it from loading at startup.

thanks in advance. long time lurker
 
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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS UX50(Best Buy)
    CPU
    1.4 Ghz Core 2 Solo CPU
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated and NVIDIA Geforce g105m
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    380GB for Vista, and 120GB for Ubuntu. over a TB of External drives attached for use by both systems
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

When you access the start list through Defender be sure to click "Show for all users" before disabling Sidebar.

Ardneh
 

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    Compaq/SR5130NX
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    AMD AthlonTM 64x2 3800+
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

thank you for your suggestion, i hadn't thought of that, but i didn't think it should matter as i only have one user. will reboot in a moment and see what happens

EDIT: back from my reboot and unfortunately it didn't work. i keep thinking it has to be something overly simple but i tend to over analyze things
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS UX50(Best Buy)
    CPU
    1.4 Ghz Core 2 Solo CPU
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated and NVIDIA Geforce g105m
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    380GB for Vista, and 120GB for Ubuntu. over a TB of External drives attached for use by both systems
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

C: > Program Files > Windows Sidebar
 

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    Memory
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    NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

That registry fix seems to be the same as Windows Defender options. Can you download Autoruns from here:

technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Locate the Sidebar in the Logon tab, untick it and then delete it from the list (right-click the option and select delete)?
 

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    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
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    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
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    320GB SATA 7200RPM
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    1MB/s
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

apparently you can't just delete it from the drive, the registry tweak ran and worked for one boot but the next time it started right up like before, and the last one with the autorun program may or may not work we'll see after a reboot.

EDIT: no dice
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS UX50(Best Buy)
    CPU
    1.4 Ghz Core 2 Solo CPU
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated and NVIDIA Geforce g105m
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    380GB for Vista, and 120GB for Ubuntu. over a TB of External drives attached for use by both systems
Re: How To Remove Vista Sidbar

tubaking182 said:
apparently you can't just delete it from the drive, the registry tweak ran and worked for one boot but the next time it started right up like before, and the last one with the autorun program may or may not work we'll see after a reboot.

EDIT: no dice
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To disable the sidebar, right click on the sidebar or sidebar icon, and choose properties:
sidebar-disable-1.png

Uncheck the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” checkbox:
sidebar-disable-2.png

Then right-click on the icon, and choose Exit to close the sidebar:
sidebar-disable-3.png

Your sidebar should now be gone, and won’t start back up with Windows anymore.

found on a site
 

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    Wipro
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    Intel dq35j0
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    8 Gb
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    inter express chipset
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    Realtek
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    Wipro
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    1024*768
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    500 gb
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    DELL
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    100 mbps(office lan)
I've already gone into the sidebar properties and unchecked "Start Sidebar when Windows Starts", then pressed "apply" then "ok".

But when I reboot, the sidebar comes back anyway, and the checkmark is back
in the box.

Is there a more permanant way to get rid of the sidebar?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Wipro
    Motherboard
    Intel dq35j0
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    inter express chipset
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Wipro
    Screen Resolution
    1024*768
    Hard Drives
    500 gb
    Keyboard
    DELL
    Mouse
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    100 mbps(office lan)
delphin said:
Have you tried this tutorial?
Click to expand...
Thanx! I tried Method 2, and it got rid of the Sidebar.

But now, whenever I start up the computer, I get 2 identical message boxes, stacked
directly atop one another.

The boxes are labeled "Windows Sidebar" and they say "Windows Sidebar is managed
by your system administrator." Each box also has an "OK" button.

When I click the "OK" button, the boxes go away, but return whenever I restart.

Is there a way to make the boxes go away permanently?
 

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esmoore5 said:
delphin said:
Have you tried this tutorial?
Click to expand...
Thanx! I tried Method 2, and it got rid of the Sidebar.

But now, whenever I start up the computer, I get 2 identical message boxes, stacked
directly atop one another.

The boxes are labeled "Windows Sidebar" and they say "Windows Sidebar is managed
by your system administrator." Each box also has an "OK" button.

When I click the "OK" button, the boxes go away, but return whenever I restart.

Is there a way to make the boxes go away permanently?
Click to expand...

Have you tried deleting the option from Autoruns?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
esmoore5 said:
delphin said:
Have you tried this tutorial?
Click to expand...
Thanx! I tried Method 2, and it got rid of the Sidebar.

But now, whenever I start up the computer, I get 2 identical message boxes, stacked
directly atop one another.

The boxes are labeled "Windows Sidebar" and they say "Windows Sidebar is managed
by your system administrator." Each box also has an "OK" button.

When I click the "OK" button, the boxes go away, but return whenever I restart.

Is there a way to make the boxes go away permanently?
Click to expand...

Open regedit and drill down to hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\sidebar export the key and post it here :)
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Wipro
    Motherboard
    Intel dq35j0
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    inter express chipset
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Wipro
    Screen Resolution
    1024*768
    Hard Drives
    500 gb
    Keyboard
    DELL
    Mouse
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    100 mbps(office lan)
delphin said:
esmoore5 said:
delphin said:
Have you tried this tutorial?
Click to expand...
Thanx! I tried Method 2, and it got rid of the Sidebar.

But now, whenever I start up the computer, I get 2 identical message boxes, stacked
directly atop one another.

The boxes are labeled "Windows Sidebar" and they say "Windows Sidebar is managed
by your system administrator." Each box also has an "OK" button.

When I click the "OK" button, the boxes go away, but return whenever I restart.

Is there a way to make the boxes go away permanently?
Click to expand...

Open regedit and drill down to hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\sidebar export the key and post it here :)
Click to expand...

I copied the key name, it is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar


Not sure what you mean by "export the key". But when I opened it with notepad, I got:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Compatibility]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings]
"SidebarDockedPartsOrder"="0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4"

Does that help?
 

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Undo all the things you did by following the tutorial and restart.

Download and merge View attachment sidebar.reg and restart. Post back the results.
:)
 

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    Wipro
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    Intel dq35j0
    Memory
    8 Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    inter express chipset
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Wipro
    Screen Resolution
    1024*768
    Hard Drives
    500 gb
    Keyboard
    DELL
    Mouse
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    100 mbps(office lan)
delphin said:
Undo all the things you did by following the tutorial and restart.

Download and merge View attachment 15333 and restart. Post back the results.
:)
Click to expand...

Ok, I reset the sidebar back to what it was via the tutorial. But when I downloaded
the "sidebar.reg", there was no "Merge" option when I right-clicked it. So I just
opened it normally. Now, the Sidebar keeps coming back when I restart, as it did
before.
 

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delphin said:
Have you tried this tutorial?
Click to expand...
Ok, I went back to the tutorial and tried the manual way for method 2, but got
the same result as from the download method:

Whenever I start up the computer, I get 2 identical message boxes, stacked
directly atop one another.

The boxes are labeled "Windows Sidebar" and they say "Windows Sidebar is managed
by your system administrator." Each box also has an "OK" button.

When I click the "OK" button, the boxes go away, but return whenever I restart.

Is there a way to make the boxes go away permanently?
 

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If you are running Vista in the classic View, go to the Control Panel and begin to type search in the search bar. As soon as you type the s in search, several icons will appear. double Click on the icon windows sidebar and in the window that opens, remove the check in each item that pertains to startup. Hopefully your wishes will be met. Good luck.
 

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buf said:
If you are running Vista in the classic View, go to the Control Panel and begin to type search in the search bar. As soon as you type the s in search, several icons will appear. double Click on the icon windows sidebar and in the window that opens, remove the check in each item that pertains to startup. Hopefully your wishes will be met. Good luck.
Click to expand...

Hmm, that didn't work. Should I just wait until I get my upgrade to Win7 before trying
again?
 

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I had done what I posted and it worked for me--I haven't seen the sidebar since. Don't know what to tell to do. Good luck and should you learn, a post back to this forum will help others.
 

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