Comments on: Sidebar

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:55:44 +0000

Red X error:

C:\Users\M\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WP80UWD6\SystemMonitor27eng[1].gadget

Unspecified Error
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Also same from another gadget:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=7802c308-95d6-48bd-9d52-950f4af4816e&bt=1&pl=1

By: Constantine

Constantine — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:42:24 +0000

To Run the Sidebar Install file

Start > Right click on command prompt menu item > select “Run as Administrator”

Change directory to location of installation files

type in install.cmd and press enter

c:\
c:\cd Windows_Sidebar
c:\Windows_Sidebar>install.cmd

http://www.win2008r2workstation.com/ presents:
========================================================
Windows 7 Sidebar installer for Windows Server 2008 R2
By AsciiWolf – http://asciiwolf.com/
========================================================

[+] Press any key to start the installation…
[+] Copying x64 Sidebar to “C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar”…
[+] Copying x86 Sidebar to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar”…
[+] Creating “Desktop Gadget Gallery” shortcut in the Start menu…
[+] Registering Sidebar…
[+] Windows 7 Sidebar installed successfully!
[+] Press any key to exit the installer…

c:\Windows_Sidebar>

No need to restart…. enjoy!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:30:52 +0000

wow, its working..Thanks alot…cheers!!!

By: wimperling

wimperling — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:07:04 +0000

I also had the problem with my 2008 r2 version complaining about needing admin permissions even though I had right clicked and “run as admin”. To fix this, I opened a command prompt with run as admin and ran the install from this and it ran with no problems.

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By: Miquet84

Miquet84 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:07:47 +0000

I Have problemes too to install sidebar or cursors when running as administrator.
But all works fine when i run theim on the Administrator session !!!

If this info can help you, it’s make me happy.

PS: excuse my english, i’m french with not a good english level.

By: Ico

Ico — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:34:44 +0000

My advice to anyone having problems at installing Sidebar: use Windows Vista sidebar, you can use it also in Windows 7 instead of Gadgets, and it’s included in application ServConvert12, made for first release of Windows 2008.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:35:04 +0000

My gadgets in W7 have normal size byt are small in Server 2008 R2. Why??

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:46:23 +0000

I created a shortcut under the Start menu ‘Startup’ folder in the end.

Somehow on Win 7 explorer launches the sidebar process :-

“C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe” /stopHidingGadgets

I’m not sure how it does this, using the startup menu is a work around.

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:46:10 +0000

I think you are missing this key :-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Gadgets]
@=”{6B9228DA-9C15-419e-856C-19E768A13BDC}”

I can’t figure out what starts the sidebar in Win 7 and holds a handle onto it to ensure it doesn’t close, must be something…