Vista - Side Bar

03-08-2008

I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
the family, including myself.

I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard account
to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make it
wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand edge
of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.

I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made no
difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but not
on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.

Thanks,
--
James

03-08-2008

Hi James,

Actually, you're not supposed to be able to change the sidebar width in any
account.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
> the family, including myself.
>
> I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> account
> to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make
> it
> wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> edge
> of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.
>
> I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made
> no
> difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but
> not
> on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> James

03-08-2008

Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger.
You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar &
they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

"James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
> the family, including myself.
>
> I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> account
> to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make
> it
> wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> edge
> of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.
>
> I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made
> no
> difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but
> not
> on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
>
> Thanks,
> --
> James

**Brink** · 03-08-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by James

I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
the family, including myself.

I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard account
to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make it
wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand edge
of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.

I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made no
difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but not
on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.

Thanks,
--
James

Hi James,

I do not remember if this will let you make changes to Windows Sidebar in a Standard account or not, but it will let you make all sorts of changes to Windows Sidebar in a Administrator account. You might give it a try.

Windows Sidebar Theme

Shawn

03-08-2008

Rick,

Maybe I'm lucky ... in the Admin account, I can drag left and all gadgets
re-size larger.

Thanks for your response,
--
James

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

Quote:

> Hi James,
>
> Actually, you're not supposed to be able to change the sidebar width in any
> account.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
> > the family, including myself.
> >
> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> > account
> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make
> > it
> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> > edge
> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.
> >
> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made
> > no
> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but
> > not
> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > James

>
>

03-08-2008

Keith,

This is very helpful and enabled me to see meaningful headlines straightaway.

Thanks,
--
James

"Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote:

Quote:

> Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger.
> You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar &
> they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like.
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>
>
>
> "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
> > the family, including myself.
> >
> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> > account
> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make
> > it
> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> > edge
> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.
> >
> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made
> > no
> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but
> > not
> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > James

>

03-08-2008

Thanks Brink,
--
James

"Brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> James;639350 Wrote:

Quote:

> > I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member
> > of
> > the family, including myself.
> >
> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> > account
> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to
> > make it
> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> > edge
> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard
> > accounts.
> >
> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that
> > made no
> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account
> > but not
> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > James

>
> Hi James,
>
> I do not remember if this will let you make changes to Windows Sidebar
> in a Standard account or not, but it will let you make all sorts of
> changes to Windows Sidebar in a Administrator account. You might give it
> a try.
>
> Windows Sidebar Theme
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista x64 Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

**Brink** · 03-08-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by James

Thanks Brink,
--
James

"Brink" wrote:

Quote:

>
> James;639350 Wrote:
>
> Hi James,
>
> I do not remember if this will let you make changes to Windows Sidebar
> in a Standard account or not, but it will let you make all sorts of
> changes to Windows Sidebar in a Administrator account. You might give it
> a try.
>
> Windows Sidebar Theme
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista x64 Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Your welcome James.

03-08-2008

Regarding the sidebar, if you drag a gadget to the desktop and close the side
bar i assume the service continues to run but does closing it actually save
any resources?

"Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote:

Quote:

> Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger.
> You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar &
> they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like.
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>
>
>
> "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

> >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of
> > the family, including myself.
> >
> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
> > account
> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make
> > it
> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
> > edge
> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts.
> >
> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made
> > no
> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but
> > not
> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > James

>

03-08-2008

I don't honestly know.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

"Dattron" <Dattron@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:33D0FB96-1344-4629-AF82-E265C66DE3FA@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Regarding the sidebar, if you drag a gadget to the desktop and close the
> side
> bar i assume the service continues to run but does closing it actually
> save
> any resources?
>
>
>
> "Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote:
>

Quote:

>> Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get
>> larger.
>> You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the
>> sidebar &
>> they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like.
>>
>> --
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Keith
>> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
>>
>>
>>
>> "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin
>> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member
>> > of
>> > the family, including myself.
>> >
>> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard
>> > account
>> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to
>> > make
>> > it
>> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand
>> > edge
>> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard
>> > accounts.
>> >
>> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that
>> > made
>> > no
>> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account
>> > but
>> > not
>> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > --
>> > James

>>

03-08-2008	#1
James n/a posts	Side Bar I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of the family, including myself. I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard account to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make it wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand edge of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made no difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but not on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. Thanks, -- James
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03-08-2008	#2
Rick Rogers n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Hi James, Actually, you're not supposed to be able to change the sidebar width in any account. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of > the family, including myself. > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > account > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make > it > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > edge > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made > no > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but > not > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > Thanks, > -- > James
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#3
Keith Miller \(MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger. You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar & they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like. -- Good Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of > the family, including myself. > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > account > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make > it > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > edge > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made > no > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but > not > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > Thanks, > -- > James
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#4
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,755 posts	Re: Side Bar Quote: Originally Posted by James I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of the family, including myself. I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard account to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make it wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand edge of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made no difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but not on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. Thanks, -- James Hi James, I do not remember if this will let you make changes to Windows Sidebar in a Standard account or not, but it will let you make all sorts of changes to Windows Sidebar in a Administrator account. You might give it a try. Windows Sidebar Theme Shawn
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#5
James n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Rick, Maybe I'm lucky ... in the Admin account, I can drag left and all gadgets re-size larger. Thanks for your response, -- James "Rick Rogers" wrote: Quote: > Hi James, > > Actually, you're not supposed to be able to change the sidebar width in any > account. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: > >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of > > the family, including myself. > > > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > > account > > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make > > it > > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > > edge > > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. > > > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made > > no > > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but > > not > > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > James > >
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#6
James n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Keith, This is very helpful and enabled me to see meaningful headlines straightaway. Thanks, -- James "Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote: Quote: > Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger. > You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar & > they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like. > > -- > Good Luck, > > Keith > Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > > > > "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: > >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of > > the family, including myself. > > > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > > account > > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make > > it > > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > > edge > > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. > > > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made > > no > > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but > > not > > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > James >
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#7
James n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Thanks Brink, -- James "Brink" wrote: Quote: > > James;639350 Wrote: Quote: > > I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member > > of > > the family, including myself. > > > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > > account > > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to > > make it > > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > > edge > > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard > > accounts. > > > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that > > made no > > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account > > but not > > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > James > > Hi James, > > I do not remember if this will let you make changes to Windows Sidebar > in a Standard account or not, but it will let you make all sorts of > changes to Windows Sidebar in a Administrator account. You might give it > a try. > > Windows Sidebar Theme > > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista x64 Forums' > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others. >
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03-08-2008	#9
Dattron n/a posts	Re: Side Bar Regarding the sidebar, if you drag a gadget to the desktop and close the side bar i assume the service continues to run but does closing it actually save any resources? "Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote: Quote: > Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get larger. > You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the sidebar & > they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like. > > -- > Good Luck, > > Keith > Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] > > > > "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: > >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin > > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member of > > the family, including myself. > > > > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard > > account > > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to make > > it > > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand > > edge > > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard accounts. > > > > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that made > > no > > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account but > > not > > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > James >
My System Specs

03-08-2008	#10
Keith Miller \(MVP\) n/a posts	Re: Side Bar I don't honestly know. -- Good Luck, Keith Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] "Dattron" <Dattron@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:33D0FB96-1344-4629-AF82-E265C66DE3FA@xxxxxx Quote: > Regarding the sidebar, if you drag a gadget to the desktop and close the > side > bar i assume the service continues to run but does closing it actually > save > any resources? > > > > "Keith Miller (MVP)" wrote: > Quote: >> Gadgets can be dragged off the side bar. When you do this, they get >> larger. >> You can actually drag all the gadgets you want off, then close the >> sidebar & >> they will remain. Play with it awhile & you may find something you like. >> >> -- >> Good Luck, >> >> Keith >> Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User] >> >> >> >> "James" <James@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:833A8474-AE22-4D59-BD4F-0894E291E060@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I am new to Vista, running Vista Home Premium. I have created an Admin >> > account with administrator rights and standard accounts for each member >> > of >> > the family, including myself. >> > >> > I like using the Vista side bar but it is too narrow on my standard >> > account >> > to show the headlines of the RSS news feeds. I expected to be able to >> > make >> > it >> > wider and I can do this in the Admin account by dragging the left hand >> > edge >> > of the side bar. However I cannot do this in any of the standard >> > accounts. >> > >> > I tried changing the account from standard to administrator but that >> > made >> > no >> > difference. Why can I change the width of the side bar on one account >> > but >> > not >> > on the others? I would appreciate any suggestions please. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > -- >> > James >>
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