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#1 User is offline   ElAguila 

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Posted 10 January 2009 - 10:18 PM

Anyone else having a problem getting windows sidebar to work in this beta? If I don't try to launch the sidebar I can used the desktop gadget by right clicking and put gadgets on the desktop. After I try to launch the sidebar, the desktop gadget option no longer works.


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Posted 11 January 2009 - 02:46 AM

am not sure but I believe that I have read somewhere that if you turn down UAC then sidebar is broken

#3 User is offline   wraith36 

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  Posted 11 January 2009 - 05:37 AM

if you have the uac right to the bottom or off then sidebar wont work.

bring it up by one notch and it works.
remember to restart your pc for it to take effect.

hope that helps. :thumbup

This post has been edited by wraith36: 11 January 2009 - 05:38 AM


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Posted 11 January 2009 - 06:19 AM

wraith
that it is the same that I said only a bit more friendly :)

#5 User is offline   ElAguila 

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 07:26 AM

Thanks for the info. You are correct.

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 10:22 AM

View PostBigDaddy, on Jan 11 2009, 12:19 PM, said:

wraith
that it is the same that I said only a bit more friendly :)


yer bigdaddy i just tryed what you said and replyed in a bit more detail.
sorry i wasnt trying to steal your thunder there.

i cant get game monitor to work on the side bar.
any ideas why this is.

driving me round the bend.

This post has been edited by wraith36: 11 January 2009 - 03:41 PM


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Posted 11 January 2009 - 09:31 PM

My sidebar doesn't show up at all. I can run the process manually and I can see process running in task manager. However, there's no signs of the sidebar on my desktop.
Any ideas?
My UAC setting is the default settings (second from the top). I tried having it on the highest settings, but no lucky.

Thanks,
MaelstromXC

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 02:05 AM

Maelstrom
what about gadgets, do they work?

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 07:18 AM

Hi BigDaddy

Gadgets on the desktop works fine.

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 08:15 AM

Mael
Win7 build 7000 does not have the taskbar. they took it out.
if U really want it back you would have to replace some files using Vista's files. Can give you a tutorial if you want?

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 10:40 AM

sidebar is hidden in Windows7. You can place the gadgets on the Desktop

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Posted 12 January 2009 - 12:41 PM

Thanks BigDaddy and MagicAndre.

Since I don't have access to Vista, I won't have those files anyways.
At least now, I know there's nothing wrong with my Win7 beta install.

Thanks again!

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 11:25 AM

guys in vista the side bar have its qwn seprate process but in windows7 the side bar process is included in th explorer process as its thread (use the sysinternals process manager to see) there is no more viewable bar in 7 cozz that bar makes windows vista solwer and consumes more ram space too..... now gadgets only have there own process you can place them anywhere on the desktop........

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 04:07 AM

View Postnitinagarwal1988, on Jan 18 2009, 12:25 PM, said:

guys in vista the side bar have its qwn seprate process but in windows7 the side bar process is included in th explorer process as its thread (use the sysinternals process manager to see) there is no more viewable bar in 7 cozz that bar makes windows vista solwer and consumes more ram space too..... now gadgets only have there own process you can place them anywhere on the desktop........


hi, its possible to use sidebar of windows 7 on vista ? :)

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Posted 01 March 2009 - 10:15 AM

View Postglassxp, on Mar 1 2009, 05:07 AM, said:

View Postnitinagarwal1988, on Jan 18 2009, 12:25 PM, said:

guys in vista the side bar have its qwn seprate process but in windows7 the side bar process is included in th explorer process as its thread (use the sysinternals process manager to see) there is no more viewable bar in 7 cozz that bar makes windows vista solwer and consumes more ram space too..... now gadgets only have there own process you can place them anywhere on the desktop........


hi, its possible to use sidebar of windows 7 on vista ? :)

Nope, Rafael or anybody have yet to patch it

This post has been edited by ricktendo64: 01 March 2009 - 10:16 AM


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