Vista - Windows Sidebar will not Start in Vista

Hello KJariwala, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might try a System Restore using a restore point dated before this error to see if it can fix it for you.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Hi there my side bar wont work... I tried the reseting of the dll's throuh the cmd and the sfc/ scannow
with no luck
This is the error report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BEX64
Application Name: sidebar.exe
Application Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Application Timestamp: 4791a245
Fault Module Name: StackHash_8ef9
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 00000000
Exception Offset: 00000001720dd990
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Data: 0000000000000008
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 8ef9
Additional Information 2: 6deb3fe8c6290d77be122bd2078585e1
Additional Information 3: 9456
Additional Information 4: 9c5ad20536fad094865e964b18bc34ce
This all started when i dragged the notes gaget from the gaged gallary to the sidebar.

Im on Vista Ultimate 64 SP1

Hello DarkCornel, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Since this did not help you, you might try a System Restore using a restore point dated when you know Sidebar did work to see if it can fix it for you.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

i tried the system restor also and still nothing... the sidebar keeps crashing. Would there be any other solution then the clean install ?

Other than trying a older restore point, you can try a repair install instead of a clean install.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I have two program files\windows sidebar directories...i have a regular c:\program files\windows sidebar as well as c:\program files (x86)\windows sidebar

i am using vista home premium 64 bit. so, when i try to start the regular sidebar (not the x86), i get an error message. same thing happens on start up. but if i double click on the sidebar.exe thats found in the c:\program files (x86)\windows sidebar, it works perfectly.

it appears that windows at startup is running the wrong sidebar app. how do i make vista load the sidebar.exe that is found in a dif folder? should i just erase the folder? registry editor?

HELP!

thx

Hello Dimikxx, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Did you already do the tutorial following the steps for the 64-bit Vista to re-register Windows Sidebar?

Hi,
Had the same problem tried everything, nothing worked . . . uninstalled mcafee security,sidebar back to normal?

I had the issue with the Vista sidebar working but I wasn not able to add new gadgets. I finally got it to work using the cmd registration process but here are some clarifications that will make it easier.

First, go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > click "Run as Administrator" if you see it.

2) To get the command box either type cmd into the Start > Search box or findnit in the Accessories folder.

3) If you have vista X64 use all the steps listed which includes two registrations for some of the steps.

4) To copy/Paste, carefully highlight the bold line, right click then Copy. To Paste, click on the black cmd window, right click and Paste. Ctrl V may not work.

I hope this makes some steps easier. One more comment. It is not clear how to install new gadgets. After right clicking on the sidebar > Add New Gadgets. Click on Get More Gadgets to open the gadget web site. Click on a the gadget, click Install, click Open, you should get another request to Install, click it and it should show up in your sidebar. You can remove it later.