Cant get gadgets to stay working... very frustrating

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djs2

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I had this problem in beta and recently I formatted to a full version of 7 and it still continues.

I have multiple gadgets that will work for the first couple of weeks then will stop working out of no where (no changes made that should effect them working that I know of). None of them connect or receive any data and just sit on my desktop.

I have tried:
Enabling UAC to default
AllowElevatedProcess in registry

Any suggestions to get them working? This is one of my only problems I have with win7.
 

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7
If a gadget doesn't actually do anything, then it's not a gadget, it's a pile of crap sitting on your desktop, and there would be nothing to stop working.
Please explain your problem in detail, provide screenshots if needed, update your system specs; and on a sidenote, there's NO WAY to make changes that DO NOT influence a gadget.
If you change the date, the calendar won't keep displaying the old one; can I be any more simplistic? No!
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W
The gadgets arent connecting. Another problem I have which may be a coincidence or not is that I am unable to upload photos to places such as imageshack or photobucket (fails every time no matter what image).

I attached a screenshot of the right side of my desktop which contains the gadgets.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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My Computer

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7
It is clear that you have a problem with your internet connection.
But the weather gadget shows something I have experienced before for no apparent reason, so let's test something:

Close all the gadgets on the desktop and make sure the sidebar.exe process is closed in the task Manager. Then go to C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar and take ownership of wlsrvc.dll
Back up the .dll somewhere just in case, then download the attachment View attachment wlsrvc.rar I provided and extract it to the Windows Sidebar folder, overwriting the original .dll
Then try and start the Weather gadget again.


One more thing I need to ask? Is this a new install of Windows 7? Did you upgrade from Vista or did a Clean install of 7?
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W
Turn off Windows Firewall and see whether this makes all the difference.

If it does you just need to create a rule to allow Gadgets to penetrate the firewall ;)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built machine
OS
W7 x64
CPU
Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
Memory
4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Sound Card
Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
PSU
OCZ 600w
Case
Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
Cooling
Scythe 140mm Zipang
Keyboard
Cherry PS/2 custom model
Mouse
Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
Internet Speed
ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
Antivirus
NOD32
Browser
Opera
Other Info
Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
The rule should be there by default, that's why I asked if this 7 was an upgrade.... or he may not use Windows's Firewall...
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard
MSI MS-7750
Memory
8GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX650 Ti BOOST
Sound Card
Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays
21' Philips
Screen Resolution
Full HD
Hard Drives
1TB
PSU
500W
Sopolias Falst said:
Close all the gadgets on the desktop and make sure the sidebar.exe process is closed in the task Manager. Then go to C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar and take ownership of wlsrvc.dll
Back up the .dll somewhere just in case, then download the attachment View attachment 46323 I provided and extract it to the Windows Sidebar folder, overwriting the original .dll
Then try and start the Weather gadget again.


One more thing I need to ask? Is this a new install of Windows 7? Did you upgrade from Vista or did a Clean install of 7?
Click to expand...

I did the wlsrvc.dll thing but that didnt help. This was an 'upgrade install' from windows 7 RC. I had to call microsoft and have them help me use my code.

Qdos said:
Turn off Windows Firewall and see whether this makes all the difference.

If it does you just need to create a rule to allow Gadgets to penetrate the firewall ;)
Click to expand...

Same problem with firewall turned off :(
 

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OS
7
bump :o

edit - Im 95% sure I know why they were not working. Occasionally to get around download limits I would use Internet Explorer with a proxy. I just figured this out because they started working all of a sudden (I just put in a working proxy). This also explains them all of a sudden not working. Yay! :) Didnt know the gadgets depended on IE
 
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OS
7
when I ran the rc I specifically recal it saying that you would have to do a fresh instal of 7, but you could upgrade older versions of windows to 7 (ironically it said vista was incompatible with upgrade (but it was 32 to 64...)

so I'm suprised MS 'helped' you upgrade from rc7 and didn't tell you to instal older windows, then upgrade.

I have one network gadget that will 'turn off' if I am downloading alot of stuff at once. Basically the graph stops working and the numbers all say 0. closing/reopening it or reboot make it come back. Who knows.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
intel Q6600 quad 2.4 (OC'ed to 2.7)
Motherboard
Abit IP35 Pro
Memory
4 gig, dual channel Corsair XMS2 800mhz DDR 2 (OC'ed to 900)
Graphics Card(s)
xfx ati 5850 1 gig ddr5 black edition (factory OC)
Sound Card
X-fi Xtreme gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Gateway DCDi 24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
WD raptor 10,000 150 gig sata

- both currently bit the dust -
WD caviar blue 7200 320 gig sata
WD caviar 7200 ide 40 gig recycled from old tower
PSU
Antec Neopower 500w
Case
Antec 900
Cooling
lots o fans in case
Keyboard
cheapie recycled from work
Mouse
$6 wired GE from Walmart
Internet Speed
fast some times, slow at other times
Other Info
system 2:

Gateway Laptop
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Athlon Turion II
ATI 4250 Mobile
4 gigs ram
500 gig HD

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Build 64bit
OS
Vista Ult64, Win7600
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400 MHz 64bit OS
Motherboard
Asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi @p 64 bit OS
Memory
4096 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 3870 Series x2 Crossfired
Sound Card
Realtek on board
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster - 23 inches
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 pixels at 60 Hz in True Colors
Hard Drives
Hitachi (250 GB)/Samsung 750 GB. /Barracuda 160 GB.
My Book 1 TB external..
PSU
Cooler Master 1000w
Case
Cooler Master Cosmos 1000.
Cooling
Fans and fresh air,
Keyboard
Wireless
Mouse
Wireless
Internet Speed
Never fast enough
Other Info
I use a Magnum.
djs2 said:
bump :o

edit - Im 95% sure I know why they were not working. Occasionally to get around download limits I would use Internet Explorer with a proxy. I just figured this out because they started working all of a sudden (I just put in a working proxy). This also explains them all of a sudden not working. Yay! :) Didnt know the gadgets depended on IE
Click to expand...


Yes it is true many Gadgets depend on IE (Internet Explorer) to work properly for accessing the Internet. Especially our SevenForums Gadget ;)



" Doc "
 

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU
AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard
SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory
2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card(s)
Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card
on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
PSU
430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case
All Generic Full Towers
Cooling
Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Keyboard
Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse
Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
Internet Speed
Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus
AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser
IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info
Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
I read all this and what I have is still not working. I have gadgets that monitor the "dollar value" and it works. Other like Oil Price Monitor and Weater Gadget do not. Any ideas? thanks...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell 17-1750 Laptop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64
CPU
Pentium Duo 2.54
Memory
4GB
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1 500GB
Mouse
Dell Optical
Internet Speed
768KB
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