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Old 09-21-2006   #1 (permalink)
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Sidebar Gadgets

What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i selected
notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program GADGET
programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i cant
install them.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-04-2006   #2 (permalink)
Hugh Jass


 
 

Re: Sidebar Gadgets

Look for "sidebar.exe"


"Keeep Out" <Keeep Out@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20E01FD8-77FA-49F7-A438-9619A892F93E@microsoft.com...
> What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
> selected
> notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program GADGET
> programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i cant
> install them.


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-05-2006   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Sidebar Gadgets



"Hugh Jass" wrote:

> Look for "sidebar.exe"
>
>
> "Keeep Out" <Keeep Out@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:20E01FD8-77FA-49F7-A438-9619A892F93E@microsoft.com...
> > What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
> > selected
> > notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program GADGET
> > programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i cant
> > install them.

>

It wont open with that
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 10-06-2006   #4 (permalink)
Hugh Jass


 
 

Re: Sidebar Gadgets

Well, that is the program that starts the sidebar. Don't know what else to
tell ya. What is the file extension of the file you are trying to open?


"Keeep Out" <KeeepOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C9DE5483-8D45-41A1-B829-02E35D6B99F5@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Hugh Jass" wrote:
>
>> Look for "sidebar.exe"
>>
>>
>> "Keeep Out" <Keeep Out@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:20E01FD8-77FA-49F7-A438-9619A892F93E@microsoft.com...
>> > What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
>> > selected
>> > notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program
>> > GADGET
>> > programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i
>> > cant
>> > install them.

>>

> It wont open with that


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 11-03-2006   #5 (permalink)
webdood


 
 

Re: Sidebar Gadgets

Save the below snippet into a .reg file and then double-click on it. it will
restore the file association required to cause Sadebar open/install .gadget
extensions.

-shannon norrell

- - - Cut and Paste START - - -

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget]
@="Windows.Part"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex\open\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{6B9228DA-9C15-419e-856C-19E768A13BDC}"

- - - Cut and Paste END - - -

"Hugh Jass" wrote:

> Well, that is the program that starts the sidebar. Don't know what else to
> tell ya. What is the file extension of the file you are trying to open?
>
>
> "Keeep Out" <KeeepOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C9DE5483-8D45-41A1-B829-02E35D6B99F5@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > "Hugh Jass" wrote:
> >
> >> Look for "sidebar.exe"
> >>
> >>
> >> "Keeep Out" <Keeep Out@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:20E01FD8-77FA-49F7-A438-9619A892F93E@microsoft.com...
> >> > What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
> >> > selected
> >> > notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program
> >> > GADGET
> >> > programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i
> >> > cant
> >> > install them.
> >>

> > It wont open with that

>
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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