Unable to turn on Gadget Platform

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I have Win7-64 Home Premium installed on Kingston SSD with all updates applied. When I originally installed Win7 6 mos. ago I turned off the Gadget Platform with no trouble. Now I am unable to turn it back on. When I try I get the message "An error occurred. Not all features were successfully changed."

After doing an extensive Google search it is clear this is a continuing problem MS has yet to resolve. I have tried all of the posted fixes (re-registering DLL's, removing the Zones registry hive, running SFC /Scannow, etc.) with no benefit.

Is there really no hope for fixing this? Maybe a fix is in SP1?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Win7-64Intel i7-3770S16GBnVidia GT630
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Win7-64
CPU
Intel i7-3770S
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-M
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GT630
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
dual
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (primary) 1050x1680 (secondary)
Hard Drives
128GB SSD (boot)
64GB SSD (Temp/My Documents)
500GB (photos/videos)
1TB (rendered video, backups)
PSU
650W
Case
Thermaltake A30
Cooling
Thermaltake
Keyboard
Logitech Lighted
Mouse
Kensington Expert Mouse (trackball)
Internet Speed
FIOS 35/35
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome (beta)
I have Win7-64 Home Premium installed on Kingston SSD with all updates applied. When I originally installed Win7 6 mos. ago I turned off the Gadget Platform with no trouble. Now I am unable to turn it back on. When I try I get the message "An error occurred. Not all features were successfully changed."

After doing an extensive Google search it is clear this is a continuing problem MS has yet to resolve. I have tried all of the posted fixes (re-registering DLL's, removing the Zones registry hive, running SFC /Scannow, etc.) with no benefit.

Is there really no hope for fixing this? Maybe a fix is in SP1?

Gadget platform? sidebar perhaps?
 

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Win 8 Release candidate 8400[email protected]4 gigsNvidia 9600M
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
Yes. Officially Win7 has no sidebar - that stopped with Vista. The Gadget Platform took its place.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7-64Intel i7-3770S16GBnVidia GT630
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built
OS
Win7-64
CPU
Intel i7-3770S
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-M
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GT630
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
dual
Screen Resolution
1920x1200 (primary) 1050x1680 (secondary)
Hard Drives
128GB SSD (boot)
64GB SSD (Temp/My Documents)
500GB (photos/videos)
1TB (rendered video, backups)
PSU
650W
Case
Thermaltake A30
Cooling
Thermaltake
Keyboard
Logitech Lighted
Mouse
Kensington Expert Mouse (trackball)
Internet Speed
FIOS 35/35
Antivirus
MS Security Essentials
Browser
Chrome (beta)
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