weather widget not connecting

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  1. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #11

    Are you by any chance using Vista Firewall Control in conjunction with W7's firewall? If so make sure Windows Sidebar is "enable all" both ways.
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  2. Posts : 436
    Windows 7 Build 7048 x64
       #12

    Don't you just find this issue amusing? When I reviewed all the posts here and dozens on the net about this weather gadget saying "service not available", I said to myself "All that fuzz over a weather gadget?!!" and found myself laughing :)

    It's the little things that get you the most, aint it? LOL
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  3. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #13

    Tell me about it...LOL
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  4. Posts : 575
    7600 x86
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       #14

    thanks to all, but nothing is working.

    the strange thing is it was working fine for a month, then it just stopped. i can't recall doing anything different at the time.

    i just tried Yahoo Widgets, and weather works fine there. but every weather one i try for windows sidebar won't connect. the RSS widget connects fine though!

    i tried googling for a while, and this thread kept coming up on the first page. i really hate that!

    ~edit~

    oops i lied, the feed widget is displaying old feeds. and i just tried the currency widget, it won't connect either. so it's definitely a network issue. but i have not changed anything in my firewall, and it won't connect even when the firewall is off!
    Last edited by garbanzo; 06 Feb 2009 at 00:57.
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  5. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #15

    Have you even tried to see if it works with the UAC enabled?
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  6. Posts : 575
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       #16

    thanks for the reply airbot. yes, i have tried turning UAC back on and restarting, but it still does not connect.
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  7. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #17

    cleaned all your temp files and the cache in appdata/local/microsoft/windows sidebar/cache.
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  8. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #18

    Tried any of these. They worked for me in Vista.

    Windows Live Gallery

    Windows Live Gallery

    Windows Live Gallery
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  9. Posts : 575
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       #19

    i'm at work now but i'll try that when i get home :)
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  10. Posts : 18,404
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #20

    the iweather 2.0 was even updated a couple of days ago and says it works in 7.

    I have no problem with my default weather gadget, sometimes it says it's connecting for a bit after I boot up but it always does though.
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