Vista - strange looking sidebar

03-11-2008

Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in
truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before.
Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a
system restore but the problem is still here.

any idea?

Daniel
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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva

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**Dzomlija** · 03-11-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer

Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in
truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before.
Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a
system restore but the problem is still here.

any idea?

Daniel

Is your display running in 32-Bit color mode? And are you using the latest Vista certified drivers for your display?

03-11-2008

dzomlija wrote:

Quote:

> Daniel Royer;642623 Wrote:

Quote:

>> Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in
>> truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before.
>> Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a
>> system restore but the problem is still here.
>>
>> any idea?
>>
>> Daniel
>>

>
>
> Is your display running in 32-Bit color mode? And are you using the
> latest Vista certified drivers for your display?
>
>

Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was
OK before that.

Daniel

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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva

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**Dzomlija** · 03-11-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer

Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was OK before that.

Daniel

Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a buggy gadget causing it...

03-12-2008

dzomlija wrote:

Quote:

> Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote:

Quote:

>> Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was
>> OK before that.
>>
>> Daniel

>
> Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes
> prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a
> buggy gadget causing it...
>
>

I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows
defender updates downloaded automatically.

Daniel

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Daniel Royer
University of Geneva

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**Dzomlija** · 03-12-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer

dzomlija wrote:

Quote:

> Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote:
>
> Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes
> prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a
> buggy gadget causing it...
>
>

I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows
defender updates downloaded automatically.

Daniel

Have you tried setting the Sidebar to show above all windows so that it is not semi-faded as it is by default?

What Gadgets do you have running in the sidebar?

03-12-2008

dzomlija a écrit :

Quote:

> Daniel Royer;643828 Wrote:

Quote:

>> dzomlija wrote:> > >

Quote:

>>>> Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes
>>>> prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps
>>> it's a
>>>> buggy gadget causing it...
>>>>
>>>>>> I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows

>> defender updates downloaded automatically.
>>
>>
>> Daniel
>>

>
>
> Have you tried setting the Sidebar to show above all windows so that it
> is not semi-faded as it is by default?
>
> What Gadgets do you have running in the sidebar?
>
>

I did a system restore to way back, like mid February, and I gor my
sidebar back to normal. Now I'm reinstalling the updates one by one to
try to find the offending one. I'll keep you posted. Migtht help someone
else.

Daniel

03-11-2008	#1 (permalink)
Daniel Royer n/a posts	strange looking sidebar Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before. Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a system restore but the problem is still here. any idea? Daniel -- ________________________________ Daniel Royer University of Geneva ________________________________
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03-11-2008	#2 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: strange looking sidebar Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before. Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a system restore but the problem is still here. any idea? Daniel Is your display running in 32-Bit color mode? And are you using the latest Vista certified drivers for your display?
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03-11-2008	#3 (permalink)
Daniel Royer n/a posts	Re: strange looking sidebar dzomlija wrote: Quote: > Daniel Royer;642623 Wrote: Quote: >> Gadgets on the sidebar have started to look strange: they appear in >> truncated circle. E.G. the clock does not display entirely as before. >> Under options I chose the regular display but to no avail. I tried a >> system restore but the problem is still here. >> >> any idea? >> >> Daniel >> > > > Is your display running in 32-Bit color mode? And are you using the > latest Vista certified drivers for your display? > > Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was OK before that. Daniel -- ________________________________ Daniel Royer University of Geneva ________________________________
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03-11-2008	#4 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: strange looking sidebar Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was OK before that. Daniel Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a buggy gadget causing it...
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03-12-2008	#5 (permalink)
Daniel Royer n/a posts	Re: strange looking sidebar dzomlija wrote: Quote: > Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote: Quote: >> Yes to both questions. Besides, it only started a few days ago. It was >> OK before that. >> >> Daniel > > Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes > prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a > buggy gadget causing it... > > I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows defender updates downloaded automatically. Daniel -- ________________________________ Daniel Royer University of Geneva ________________________________
My System Specs

03-12-2008	#6 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: strange looking sidebar Quote: Originally Posted by Daniel Royer dzomlija wrote: Quote: > Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote: > > Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes > prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps it's a > buggy gadget causing it... > > I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows defender updates downloaded automatically. Daniel Have you tried setting the Sidebar to show above all windows so that it is not semi-faded as it is by default? What Gadgets do you have running in the sidebar?
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03-12-2008	#7 (permalink)
Daniel Royer n/a posts	Re: strange looking sidebar dzomlija a écrit : Quote: > Daniel Royer;643828 Wrote: Quote: >> dzomlija wrote:> > > Quote: >>>> Daniel Royer;642830 Wrote: >>>> >>>> Do you recall installing any software or making other system changes >>>> prior to this "drawing error" happening with the sidebar? Perhaps >>> it's a >>>> buggy gadget causing it... >>>> >>>>>> I didn't install anything, and not a new gadget. I just had windows >> defender updates downloaded automatically. >> >> >> Daniel >> > > > Have you tried setting the Sidebar to show above all windows so that it > is not semi-faded as it is by default? > > What Gadgets do you have running in the sidebar? > > I did a system restore to way back, like mid February, and I gor my sidebar back to normal. Now I'm reinstalling the updates one by one to try to find the offending one. I'll keep you posted. Migtht help someone else. Daniel
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