Vista - Windows sidebar not working

I've been getting that message for a while. When I try to look at the Sidebar properties, which I find using the Start/Search feature, nothing opens. When I go to the Sidebar folder in C:/Program Files/Windows Sidebar, there are 3 items there: a subfolder labeled Gadgets, a Configuration Settings icon labeled Settings, and a Sidebar application icon. If I click on the application icon, I just get the "Windows sidebar is not working" message.

All of this happened after a System Restore a couple of months ago. Any ideas? In case this helps, below is the text in the Settings spot:

[Root]
SettingsVersion=00.00.00.01
SidebarShowState=Imploded
SidebarDockedPartsOrder=0x1,0x2,0x3,
Section0=1
Section1=2
Section2=3
[Section 1]
PrivateSetting_GadgetName=%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Clock.gadget
PrivateSetting_Enabled=true
[Section 2]
PrivateSetting_GadgetName=%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\SlideShow.Gadget
PrivateSetting_Enabled=true
[Section 3]
PrivateSetting_GadgetName=%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\RSSFeeds.Gadget
PrivateSetting_Enabled=true
loadFirstTime=defaultGadget

Thanks

Hello Jerry, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might run a sfc /scannow command, and see if this may be able to help fix Windows Sidebar.

Windows Sidebar will not Start in Vista

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Thanks so much. Running that command seems to have worked.

You're welcome Jerry. I'm happy to hear that the Sidebar is working again.