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Desktop gadgets are managed by your system administrato
I did a clean install and upgraded from XP to Windows 7 Pro x64. For a week or so after the upgrade I had windows Gadgets displaying on the desktop but now they're gone and I can't get them back. When I try, I get "Desktop gadgets are managed by your system administrator" I am the system administrator but it won't let me manage them. Here is what I've tried so far
1 - Have Right-clicked on the desktop and uncheck/check "Show desktop gadgets"
2 - Have gone to Control Panel, Turn windows Features on or off,
uncheck/check "Windows Gadget Platform". Restarted PC each time.
3 - Have gone to Local Group Policy Editor, User Configuration/Administrative
Templates/Windows Components/Desktop Gadgets and verified everythig is
"Not configured" includeing Turn off desktop gadgets and Turn Off user-installed
desktop gadgets.
4 - I have UAC set to one level above 'Turn off' but have also went to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar
\settings and I have created DWORD for 'AllowEvelatedProcess' and
'ShowGadgets' Both are set to 1.
Nothing has worked so far. I don't know what else to try. Any help would be appreciated.