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Windows 7 - MS Drops Gadget Support
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10-12-2011
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Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1 |
MS Drops Gadget Support
Quote: Looking for gadgets?
The Windows Live Gallery has been retired. In order to focus support on the much richer set of opportunities available for the newest version of Windows, Source Gadgets available here. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brittechnologies II
OS Windows 7 Ultimate X86 SP1
CPU i5-2550K differing speeds depending on the day
Motherboard ASUS P8X68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz, 4X4GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Old Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago
Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired
PSU Corsair HX650W
Case Inwin Dragon rider
Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans @1300 RPM
Hard Drives TBA
Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable
Other Info 5 fans, LG Bluray/R/RE, ASUS DVD/R/RW
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10-14-2011
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Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 |
I found this out the hard way about a week ago. I barely use gadgets, but I found out that performance data gadgets are very useful (Intel TB gadget, Processor usage, weather). When I had an idea of a cool gadget to add, I searched WinLive then BAM. only 20 gadgets. WTF. So yeah, RIP gadget. You were barely used, but you were very useful when you are  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus G73SW-XN2
OS Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195
CPU Intel Core i7-2630QM@2GHz(2.9GHz Turbo Boost) [Sandy Bridge]
Motherboard Asus G73SW (Intel HM65 Chipset)
Memory Kingston DDR3 1333 16GB (4GBx4)
Graphics Card nVidia GTX 460m 1.5GB
Sound Card EAX Advanced HD 5.0, THX TruStudio
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 in. primary & 23 in. secondary
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Built-in 102-Key Backlit Keyboard
Hard Drives Seagate Momentus XT (SATA II) 500 GB @ 7200 RPM
Hitachi (SATA II) 500GB @ 7200 RPM
Non Raid because ASUS was crappy to choose an HM65 Chipset
Other Info It's a Laptop.
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10-14-2011
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Gadgets...gone....well it was one of the very first things that I disabled. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built in July 2009
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays 23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
PSU Corsair 620HX modular
Case Antec P182
Cooling stock
Hard Drives Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
Internet Speed 15/1 cable modem
Other Info Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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10-14-2011
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Pain?
If you are having withdrawal pains, There is always Yahoo Widgets. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brand X
OS win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1
CPU I7950
Motherboard Asus P6X58D Premium
Memory Corsair Dominator (6X2) CMD12GX3M6A1600C8
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX460
Sound Card Realtek HD 5.1 (MOB)
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VW224T (1)
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard MS Wireless 3000 V2
Mouse MS Wireless 3000 V2
PSU CoolerMaster 1000 Watt
Case CoolerMaster HAF X
Cooling CPU -- CoolerMaster 520N
Hard Drives SATA
Corsair Perform3 2.5" 120GB (System)
OCZSSD2-2SLD120G 2.5" 120GB SATA II
WD3200AAKS Storage
WD3200AAKS Storage
WDC5000AACS (Internal)
WD15EARS (External)
Internet Speed Cable
Other Info AMI Bios 1501
OC'd 13%
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10-14-2011
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#5 | |
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hate gadgets, widgets and screenlets. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Samsung rv520
OS Windows Seven, Ubuntu
CPU Intel
Graphics Card Intel
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10-14-2011
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit |
I disliked gadgets from the start so I just disabled them as I much prefer a clean desktop.
Personally I don't think they'll be missed, but it's good of you to post the link for those people who do like to use them. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP2310i
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
PSU 460W
Case HP Elite
Cooling Air cooled
Hard Drives 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
Internet Speed 2Mb
Other Info Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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10-15-2011
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windows 7 home premium 64/SP1 |
I tried a few gadgets back when Ben Franklin was in dippers and found nothing but trouble and haven't used them seance. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made
OS windows 7 home premium 64/SP1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS with Corsair cooler
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
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10-15-2011
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Win7 Home Premium x64 SP1/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64 |
Haven't used gadgets since rainmeter came along
Danny | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number acer aspire 5935g
OS Win7 Home Premium x64 SP1/Windows 8 Consumer Preview x64
CPU intel(R)core(TM)2 duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard intel gm45/gm47 revision 07
Memory 3 gb ddr3
Graphics Card ati radeon hd4570/512mb
Monitor(s) Displays lop156wh2-tle1 15.3 flat
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Mouse Optical
Hard Drives 320gb hdd
500gb external hdd
Internet Speed 10Mbps Down/2Mbps Up
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10-16-2011
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Lol I'm like the opposite. I use System Monitors gadget which shows each core in my quad cores usage in percentage, RAM usage, and external and internal ip address. Then I use the built in weather gadget to check the weather. Also, I use the Vista Notes Gadget in 7, Calendar, and Currency Converter to convert between local and US currency. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion dv6-2020ev
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU Intel Core i7 720QM
Motherboard Its a HP secret...
Memory 4GB RAM
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 230M
Sound Card IDT
Screen Resolution 1366x768
Mouse HP
Hard Drives 500 GB
Internet Speed 4 Mbps
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10-16-2011
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#10 | |
Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1, Win 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Britton30  Quote: Looking for gadgets?
The Windows Live Gallery has been retired. In order to focus support on the much richer set of opportunities available for the newest version of Windows, Source Gadgets available here. Thanks for sharing! I only have a few, and I don't always use them.....thankfully, I already have the few I do use. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1, Win 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 clocked @ 3.924 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Memory 2x 2GB OCZ DDR II SDRAM PC2-6400 (400MHz)
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9400GT
Sound Card Turtle Beach Audio Advantage Micro II USB
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m(primary), Acer P191W
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1440x900
Keyboard Standard P/S 2
Mouse Logitech M-SBF90
PSU Antec Earthwatts EA500D
Case Antec Sonata III
Cooling 4 fans
Hard Drives Internal:WD Caviar Black 640GB 32MB cache 7200RPM
External:Samsung Story Station 1TB HDD desktop drive
500GB Toshiba portable drive
Other Info Netbook:
ASUS Eee PC 1215P Intel Atom N550 dual-core(1.50GHz) Processor, 12.1" WXGA (1366x768) LED Display, 1GB DDR3 Memory, 250GB Hard Drive, High-speed 802.11n, 6-Cell Battery (47 W/h) for up to 8 Hours of Battery Life, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (just added 4GB Class 10 SDHC for ReadyBoost)
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