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Windows 7 - Gadget Installer is Missing |
10-11-2010
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Gadget Installer is Missing
When I download a gadget.. Windows doesn't install it for me. It tells me that it can't open the file. I can choose a program to open it with. But what program do I choose?
I already went to Start > Run > optionalfeatures.exe, and made sure "Windows Gadget Platform" is checked and installed.
Please help, thanks.
| My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i7 950
Graphics Card XFX 5830
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10-11-2010
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Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
What is the gadget ? Can you give us a link to it so maybe we can try to install it?
Some of my Gadgets  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10-11-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown  What is the gadget ? Can you give us a link to it so maybe we can try to install it?
Some of my Gadgets It's called All CPU Meter. I don't think it matters what Gadget it is. I just can't install them because Windows doesn't recognize it. Anybody know why? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i7 950
Graphics Card XFX 5830
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10-11-2010
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Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
I just download the lates version of it & it installed as soon as I double clicked on it.
Have you check our tutorials section for the ones on gadgets ? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10-11-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by DocBrown I just download the lates version of it & it installed as soon as I double clicked on it.
Have you check our tutorials section for the ones on gadgets ? Like I said, I'm pretty sure it doesn't have anything to do with which Gadget it is. I can't install it because I don't have the program/installer for it... so if I double click it it asks me to select a program. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i7 950
Graphics Card XFX 5830
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10-11-2010
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Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) |
Try running system file checker to repair the corrupted installer  SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Xp Pro SP3 x64, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD-64 3000mhz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 19" Acer widescr, 22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
several extra 1tb & 2TB SATA HD's
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Twelve computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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10-11-2010
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Just ran it, restarted and still can't install gadgets.  | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i7 950
Graphics Card XFX 5830
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10-11-2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by moonknight When I download a gadget.. Windows doesn't install it for me. It tells me that it can't open the file. I can choose a program to open it with. But what program do I choose?
I already went to Start > Run > optionalfeatures.exe, and made sure "Windows Gadget Platform" is checked and installed.
Please help, thanks. Do you have gadgets that you are using that are already installed? When you right click on your desktop, does the context menu include Gadgets? If so does clicking it open your installed gadget list? Can you then double click on one to have it appear on desktop? Have you tried to install a gadget manually? Let us know these answers, and we'll know where we stand now. A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24" , SyncMaster P2050 20"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 , 1440 x 900
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
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10-11-2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by A Guy
Quote: Originally Posted by moonknight When I download a gadget.. Windows doesn't install it for me. It tells me that it can't open the file. I can choose a program to open it with. But what program do I choose?
I already went to Start > Run > optionalfeatures.exe, and made sure "Windows Gadget Platform" is checked and installed.
Please help, thanks. Do you have gadgets that you are using that are already installed? When you right click on your desktop, does the context menu include Gadgets? If so does clicking it open your installed gadget list? Can you then double click on one to have it appear on desktop? Have you tried to install a gadget manually? Let us know these answers, and we'll know where we stand now. A Guy Yes to all the questions. I have manually installed Gadgets before that's why I know that you're supposed to able to install just by double-clicking it. But now there's no program associated with the Gadget extension files, so I can't open these files. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU i7 950
Graphics Card XFX 5830
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10-11-2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 |
Try this. Download a gadget.
Right click the gadget on your desktop> Left click Open With> Browse to C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar folder> Choose sidebar.exe
See if it will install. If so, repeat and check the box that says Always use the selected program to open this kind of file.
A Guy | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D
Memory KINGSTON 4GB (2 x 2GB) HyperX PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL8
Graphics Card MSI N240GT-MD1G/D5 GeForce GT 240 1GB 128-bit GDDR5
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster B2430H 24" , SyncMaster P2050 20"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 , 1440 x 900
PSU ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
Case ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
Cooling COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 3 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Case
Hard Drives Intel X25M Gen2 80GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracudaź 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
Internet Speed 20 + Mbps
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