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Windows Vista Sidebar problems
  1. 27 Feb 2008 #1


    Chris from OK Guest

    Windows Vista Sidebar problems

    For no apparent reason, Sidebar will not load or function. The error message
    I get when trying to start any downloaded Gadget is

    "Unable to load "C:\Program files\Windows\Sidebar\Gadgets\Clock.Gadget".
    (identical for every other gadget besides clock.gadget)

    How can I repair Sidebar? Do I re-install Vista (a scary proposition) or is
    there some kind of repair tool?



    Thanks in advance for your help.

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  2. 27 Feb 2008 #2


    Bob Guest

    Re: Windows Vista Sidebar problems

    Run System Restore to a time before the problem began.


    "Chris from OK" <Chris from OK@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:860B95F0-F9FB-4BC0-9791-6D3EA62373FA@xxxxxx

    > For no apparent reason, Sidebar will not load or function. The error
    > message
    > I get when trying to start any downloaded Gadget is
    >
    > "Unable to load "C:\Program files\Windows\Sidebar\Gadgets\Clock.Gadget".
    > (identical for every other gadget besides clock.gadget)
    >
    > How can I repair Sidebar? Do I re-install Vista (a scary proposition) or
    > is
    > there some kind of repair tool?
    >
    > Thanks in advance for your help.

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  3. 27 Feb 2008 #3
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    Re: Windows Vista Sidebar problems

    Quote Originally Posted by Chris from OK View Post
    For no apparent reason, Sidebar will not load or function. The error message
    I get when trying to start any downloaded Gadget is

    "Unable to load "C:\Program files\Windows\Sidebar\Gadgets\Clock.Gadget".
    (identical for every other gadget besides clock.gadget)

    How can I repair Sidebar? Do I re-install Vista (a scary proposition) or is
    there some kind of repair tool?

    Thanks in advance for your help.
    Hi Chris,

    You can try Step Two in this tutorial to see if will get Windows Sidebar started again.

    Windows Sidebar will not Start in Vista

    Shawn

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