Gadgets not Displaying Correctly in Windows 7 - Fix

How to Fix Gadgets not Displaying Correctly in Windows 7​

   Information

If you have gadgets that are displaying on your Windows 7 desktop improperly as black, white, blank, or just messed up, then this will show you how to fix them.

You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.

   Note

If you have a 3rd party firewall program installed, then also check to make sure that the gadgets are allowed in the firewall and are not being blocked in that program's exception settings.

EXAMPLE: Gadgets not displaying correctly

OPTION ONE

Automatically Using a BAT File Download

NOTE: This does the same thing as in OPTION TWO below, but automatically. 1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below. Reset_Gadgets.bat


Download


2. Click on Save (if prompted), and save the .bat file to your desktop.

3. Right click on the downloaded .bat file and click on Run as administrator.

4. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

5. You will see a command prompt flash open and close as the .bat file runs.

6. When finished, restart the computer to apply.

7. Check to see if the gadgets on your desktop are displaying correctly now. If not, then try uninstalling and reinstalling any gadgets that are still not displaying properly, or do a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem.

OPTION TWO

Manually in an Elevated Command Prompt

NOTE: This does the same thing as in OPTION ONE above, but manually. 1. Open an elevated command prompt (right click - Run as administrator)

2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste each command below and press Enter one t a time. After each time your press Enter, you will need to click on OK before doing the next command.

[LIST] 
[*]taskkill /im sidebar.exe /f
[*]regsvr32 msxml3.dll
[*]regsvr32 scrrun.dll
[*]regsvr32 jscript.dll
[*]regsvr32 atl.dll
[*]Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
[*]Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"
[*]reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones" /f
[*]"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe"
[/LIST]

3. Restart the computer to apply.

4. Check to see if the gadgets on your desktop are displaying correctly now. If not, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the still bad gadget, or do a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem.
That's it,
Shawn

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[Cpuello]

thanks

OH MAN!! thanks a lot lot lot lot, ive been looking for this solution since a long time ago, i was thinking of reformating my laptop but thanks to you now i dont have to do that really i appreciate your help. keep doing that

 

[xxxdannyxxx]

Will this work on 64 bit systems to Shaun

Thanks Danny

 

[Brink]

Hello Danny,

Yes, it will work on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.

 

[sHAKaJaada]

Very nice, Brink...

 

[soussisissou]

thank you soooooooo much it 100% worked

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Soussisissou, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[ThinkTankInk]

Thanks so much

Thank you so much. This worked like a charm.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome ThinkTankInk, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[Javeedulla Khan]

Thanx so much it worked excellent

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Javeedulla, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[amirhs1983]

The default gadgets have turned invisible and black

Reset_Gadgets.bat Worked
THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT WORKED LIKE A MIRACLE,
I tried a lot of work like "SFC /SCANNOW Command" and many like this, but no one did not work.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Amirhs, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[uggy]

Repair Gadgets

I would also like to thank you for your help. Can you please tell me if this .bat will
repair any gadget that I install? I am having trouble with a Kaspersky gadget and I
have tried explaining and I have sent a screenshot. Their answer is reboot. This gadget is very usefull for shortcuts to various parts of the antispyware software. Reboots each time is a nonstarter. Thank you again from me in the UK.

Best wishes D.Hughes

 

[Brink]

Hello D.Hughes,

The .bat file doesn't fix the gadgets themselves, but only resets and re-registers the gadget settings and permissions back to default in Windows 7 to hopefully allow the gadgets to run properly afterwards. It's worth a try to see if it may help though.

If their is something wrong with the gadget itself, then only the publisher (ex: Kaspersky) can fix it with a update or new release of it.

 

[renalcolic]

MANY MANY THANKS

Your excellent batch file worked !!!
Thank You
God bless YOU i was very :banghead: of it;

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Renal, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[uggy]

Brink, I am back again.Could you please help. I do not know how to program but this is what I would like to do. I have put a shortcut on the quick launch bar which runs your fix, however the CMD window stays open. I have tried typing EXIT at the end but this does not seem to close the cmd window. I have tried it in other places but because I do not know what I am doing I stopped. If you can please help.

Thanks again from UGGY from a cold and wet North Wales.

 

[Brink]

Hello Uggy,

Are you using the BAT file download? Normally you could just close a CMD window like any other window by clicking on red box X at the top right corner of the window.

Could you post a screenshot of the CMD window showing what it's saying inside to see if something may have went wrong?

 

[uggy]

Gadet Repair

Hi Mr Shawn Brink how are you? I think I confused everyone.What I have done is to download the Auto not manual .bat. I have Pinned a shortcut to the Quick launch bar and what I wish to do is- Click on the shortcut make the program run without any input from me then close itself when it has completed the task. I tried putting exit or end as the last line but nothing happened. I do not know enough about MS-DOS commands to make this work. Could you please help? Thank you again for all your help.

Best wishes UGGY.