Problem install gadgets

[Elowen]

Hello !

As I say every time, I apologize for my "bad english". I hope you understand what I want to say

About this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/20772-custom-gadget-clocks.html

It is impossible for me to install this gadgets....
After download the .zip file in "downloads", I click on the file. An installation window opens, I selected "install" but do not install gagdgets....

Is someone can tell me how to proceed ?

Tkank you.

Best Regards

Elowen

 

[Thagarr]

On the start menu, type Desktop Gadget Gallery in the search bar, it should open up the gadget viewer. Look through all the pages and check and see if the gadget has installed, sometimes I have a problem with certain gadgets not starting properly and I have to start them by hand. If you find it in the list, just right click on the gadget and choose add.

If it didn't install and you don't see it in the list, you can install it manually using Winrar, or any other program that will acces zip files. Extarct the .gadget install file from the zip file that you downlaoded to a test folder, change the extension of the .gadget file to .zip. Then you need to create a folder with the name of the gadget in either C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\ or in C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets. Once you create the folder you want in the gadgets directory, open the gadget .zip file in Winrar and extract the contents to the folder you created in the Gadgets directory. It should then appear in the gadet viewer. I hope that helps.

 

[Cheemag]

I have a problem too: I go to MS' gadget page, select a gadget. At the install page I hit the correct button, but nothing is downloaded and the new gadget is not on gadget page, nor is it in the C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets directory with the others.

Where has it gone?

 

[DocBrown]

Sometimes I have to do this.

Start :ar: shell:gadgets :ar: click on it to open folder :ar: then
copy the new gadget into this folder

 

[Cheemag]

Sometimes I have to do this.

Start :ar: shell:gadgets :ar: click on it to open folder :ar: then
copy the new gadget into this folder

As I said, the gadget isn't being downloaded, so I cannot copy it (?)

Shell? Nothing like that on my start menu, nor does it work at the command prompt.

Come to think of it Windows-7 Professional doesn't even appear to have a "Run" box!

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hello,

Under Start search type what Doc said shell:gadgets that will open the Gadget's folder. Extract the Gadget from the Zip file Copied it into Gadget folder.

Hope this helps,
Captain

 

[Cheemag]

Hello,

Under Start search type what Doc said shell:gadgets that will open the Gadget's folder. Extract the Gadget from the Zip file Copied it into Gadget folder.

Hope this helps,
Captain

Thanks, but the folder is empty.

I must repeat yet again, nothing is downloaded when I press the "install" button on the Gadgets web page.

The problem is probably not one of installing but of downloading!

 

[DocBrown]

See if this simple SF clock gadget will install

 

[Cheemag]

See if this simple SF clock gadget will install

That will install, but nothing else will.

I downloaded a net meter from a non-MS site, but that will not install.

I unzipped the file, copied the .gadget file to C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets (where all the other gadgets reside), double-clicked it, install, OK, but it does not install and does not appear in the gadgets window. I also put it in the empty directory \Jim\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets and did the same, but it did not install.

The latter directory is offered by shell:gadgets, but there's nothing in it. All the default gadgets which came with the OS are in the c:\Program Files ... path.

I'm totally confused as to why Doc Brown's clock would install but not the net meter!

 

[DocBrown]

Do you have a link to where the download net meter is ?

I have a couple that I have downloaded already that work.

 

[Cheemag]

Doc Brown wrote:

>Do you have a link to where the download net meter is ?
>
>I have a couple that I have downloaded already that work.

I've tried to find it again but without success. Sorry.

Regards

Cheemag

 

[DocBrown]

Wired network meter I have

Windows Live Gallery

 

[Cheemag]

DocBrown wrote:

>Do you have a link to where the download net meter is ?
>
>I have a couple that I have downloaded already that work.

I've tried following the steps re 'platform' in another thread without success.

I'm giving up now on this as clearly the gadgets system is a bag of nails, and in any case not a very important facet of Windows-7 for me.

Let's close this thread, which in any case seems to have lost the ability to reply by quoting without copying & pasting.