Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working

sorry to ask this question. but how did you get the permission to accept. windows keeps on giving me errors

"An error occured while applying security information to:

C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\Weather.Gadget

Access is denied."


pls help. noob here

Here is what I did:

1. Right click the file
2. Click Properties
3. Go to the Security tab
4. Click on Advanced
5. Click on Change Permisions
6. Select your username
7. Click Edit
8. Check all the Allow boxes
9. Click OK

Slide Show gadget picture View problem in windows 7 sidebar?

Hi i have a problem with slideshow gadget in windows 7 ultimate..
Slide show works fine but the problem is i cant view the picture by pressing the view button in slide show gadget..

I also deleted the settings.ini file and 7 rebuilt it..but problem didnt solve..

Kindly tell me alternative method to solve this problem plzzzzz

Here is what I did:
Right click the file
Click Properties
Go to the Security tab
Click on Advanced
Click on Change Permisions
Select your username
Click Edit
Check all the Allow boxes..when i do this..THE MASSAGE APPERS..THAT.. aN eRROR OCCURRED APPLYING ATTRIBUTES TO THE FILE..c:\ pROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS..\DRAG.PNG..ACCESS..IS..DENIED..THNKS...ANURAG

Hi Anuragzmp,

Are you logged in as an administrator on your computer?

HI ..SAGESH ANURAG///HERE...i DON'T KNOW..HOW.BUT..THE...PROBLEM...IS..SOLVED.. AUTOMATICALLY...
but./.before..two..days..i..used.all..the.rules..that..u.suggested..but..at.that .time it..was..not./../working...now..it..is..working...

Thanks..for..your..suggestion...
Anurag (India)

You can remove gadgets by simply editing the Settings.ini file in:

\Users\account\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar

You don't have to delete the actual gadget. Just remove the section in the ini.

FWIW, my weather gadget was causing the same problem. Still haven't figured out why though, it was working fine for a while then suddenly stopped. Probably due to some corrupt saved data someplace.

sagech said:

Problem solved.

The default weather gadget that came with windows 7 was the culprit.

I could not disable it because the sidebar keeps on crashing whenever i tried to open the gadget list. I had to set permissions for the weather gadget folder in program files in order to forcefully delete it.

I have never used gadgets on windows 7 but I thought I would have a look tonight and put the default Weather gadget on. Within two minutes I got the BSOD.