Weather widget replacement for Windows 7

I am being honest in saying that I am naive in the ways of compiling and config.xml files, but this is what I see in this last round of conversation; I understand that linux has been mentioned, but I am assuming that we are all using Windows.

Quote: Originally Posted by maxseven
What is bizarre to me is that there isn't anything else that is different about the contents of the file; nothing else to suggest why the gadget starts to work again.

There may have been considerations made with the way the config.xml file, with an unsupported gadget and recent Windows Updates interact that a reworking of the config file was necessary, but that is speculation on my part.

Quote: Originally Posted by bk4him
Hi folks, just to clear up the confusion, here's the manual process for repairing your Config.xml. I just compiled one myself to save you all the hassle.

Open "%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Services\Cache\Config.xml" in Notepad or other plain text editor.

Change the values in these lines at the top of the file:
<services refresh="60"> -- change from 60 to 45
<service name="weather">
<operation interval="30"/> -- change from 30 to 15

and also the values in these lines at the bottom:
<service name="stocks">
<operation interval="15"/> -- change from 15 to 10
</service>
<service name="currency">
<operation interval="30"/> -- change from 30 to 15

Upon restarting your machine or sidebar.exe, all gadgets should function properly.

bk4, The values you say need changing are already in place on the filmreel link, but you seem to be using them as your own, and you're evading maxseven's question. Can you verify why a reworking of the config file was necessary?

Quote: Originally Posted by gregrocker
Is there any problem with this file now as downloaded from http://thefilmreel.tk/Config.xml and if so would you please replace that link in post #15 before it gets any more widely distributed?

Greg I believe you meant post #14

Quote: Originally Posted by bk4him
The file thefilmreel.tk/Config.xml is the repaired version of Config.xml and there are no problems with it. The instructions provided were so those interested or skeptical about the changes made by the new Config.xml could perform the changes manually.

I found no instructions at thefilmreel.tk ; when I click on your link:

there appears to be an XML file that does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below,

and that tree has nothing but service and language elements associated with it.

Can you provide a link to the instructions other than the link in post#14 that you provided?

Replace this Config.xml file with the one located at http://thefilmreel.tk/Config.xml
(right click, save link as or save target as)

Quote: Originally Posted by gregrocker
Thanks. This thread will soon find it's way to the top of search results for Win7 gadget fix, so we want to be sure that file continues to work as it has for me on 4 out of 5 PC's here so far on the Win7 weather gadget.
It has also worked to revive that weather gadget on Windows 10 installed as part of 8GadgetPack. Strange that only that weather gadget, originally the stock gadget on Windows 7, got corrupted as the one in Windows 7 did:

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That maybe due to Windows Updates or an unsupported gadget Greg, again that is speculation on my part.

Quote: Originally Posted by bk4him
This will work on any OS that is 7+, including 10TP. Glad it worked out for you!

Not to be brutal bk4, but even after 21546041's validation that your filmreel find works, you are still evading maxseven's question; Don't just say or be happy that what you found works, either corroborate your find with more than saying it has been repaired; Why was it repaired?