Windows 7: weather widget not connecting

garbanzo · 05 Feb 2009

is anyone else having issues?

i get the message "Cannot connect to service"

i've had the problem for several days. i reinstalled the default weather widget but it didn't help. i also tried a few others with no luck...

NosferatuX · 05 Feb 2009

Hi garbanzo,

Remove the gadget. Disable Firewall. Add the gadget. If it connects, it's a firewall configuration issue.

Cheers!

garbanzo · 05 Feb 2009

no dice. i turned off my firewall and it still won't go.

it was working for over a month, then suddenly it stopped

NosferatuX · 05 Feb 2009

I've had the same problem with vista before but it turned out to be a firewall config issue. I tried adding the weather gadget before replying and even changed different cities, no problem with me.

I'd be very interested to know what's causing this to malfunction. Please let us know if you've figured it out.

Oh, have you tried disabling anti-virus and anti-malware programs too? Just an after thought

garbanzo · 05 Feb 2009

yes i tried. i'm running nod32. i checked on the settings and the sidebar gadgets are in the trusted zone with full communication allowed. i even tried disabling the firewall altogether, but it didn't do anything.

Ex_Brit · 05 Feb 2009

Just right-click the gadget & click Options and change the location to somewhere else. OK that. It should now work. Then do the same thing to change it back again. Not sure why that happens but it's occurred several times here.

NosferatuX · 05 Feb 2009

Here's something that might work

Click on start and type regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings
On the right window create A New DWORD(32 Bit Value) with name “AllowElevatedProcess”
and set value as “1”.
Close Registry Editor
Restart

garbanzo · 05 Feb 2009

ex_brit - if only it were that simple!

that's the first thing i tried. i just get a 'location not found' message that pops up immediately. it does not even try to search..

nosferatux - i already run sidebar elevated since i don't like having UAC turned on...

Ex_Brit · 05 Feb 2009

Well, I tried

It always works for me that way.

Good luck.

NosferatuX · 05 Feb 2009

Please try this out on an elevated command prompt
cd "%programfiles%\Windows Sidebar\"
regsvr.exe wlsrvc.dll

If this still doesn't workout for you, please try the patched version here and here
It's also an interesting read

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