Solved weather widget not connecting

[garbanzo]

is anyone else having issues?

i get the message "Cannot connect to service"

i've had the problem for several days. i reinstalled the default weather widget but it didn't help. i also tried a few others with no luck...

 

[NosferatuX]

Hi garbanzo,

Remove the gadget. Disable Firewall. Add the gadget. If it connects, it's a firewall configuration issue.

Cheers!

 

[garbanzo]

no dice. i turned off my firewall and it still won't go.

it was working for over a month, then suddenly it stopped

 

[NosferatuX]

I've had the same problem with vista before but it turned out to be a firewall config issue. I tried adding the weather gadget before replying and even changed different cities, no problem with me.

I'd be very interested to know what's causing this to malfunction. Please let us know if you've figured it out.

Oh, have you tried disabling anti-virus and anti-malware programs too? Just an after thought :huh:

 

[garbanzo]

yes i tried. i'm running nod32. i checked on the settings and the sidebar gadgets are in the trusted zone with full communication allowed. i even tried disabling the firewall altogether, but it didn't do anything.

 

[Ex_Brit]

Just right-click the gadget & click Options and change the location to somewhere else. OK that. It should now work. Then do the same thing to change it back again. Not sure why that happens but it's occurred several times here.

 

[NosferatuX]

Here's something that might work
Click on start and type regedit
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Settings
On the right window create A New DWORD(32 Bit Value) with name “AllowElevatedProcess”
and set value as “1”.
Close Registry Editor
Restart

 

[garbanzo]

ex_brit - if only it were that simple!

that's the first thing i tried. i just get a 'location not found' message that pops up immediately. it does not even try to search..

nosferatux - i already run sidebar elevated since i don't like having UAC turned on...

 

[Ex_Brit]

Well, I tried

It always works for me that way.

Good luck.

 

[NosferatuX]

Please try this out on an elevated command prompt
cd "%programfiles%\Windows Sidebar\"
regsvr.exe wlsrvc.dll

If this still doesn't workout for you, please try the patched version here and here
It's also an interesting read

 

[Ex_Brit]

Are you by any chance using Vista Firewall Control in conjunction with W7's firewall? If so make sure Windows Sidebar is "enable all" both ways.

 

[NosferatuX]

Don't you just find this issue amusing? When I reviewed all the posts here and dozens on the net about this weather gadget saying "service not available", I said to myself "All that fuzz over a weather gadget?!!" and found myself laughing

It's the little things that get you the most, aint it? LOL

 

[Ex_Brit]

Tell me about it...LOL

 

[garbanzo]

thanks to all, but nothing is working.

the strange thing is it was working fine for a month, then it just stopped. i can't recall doing anything different at the time.

i just tried Yahoo Widgets, and weather works fine there. but every weather one i try for windows sidebar won't connect. the RSS widget connects fine though!

i tried googling for a while, and this thread kept coming up on the first page. i really hate that!

~edit~

oops i lied, the feed widget is displaying old feeds. and i just tried the currency widget, it won't connect either. so it's definitely a network issue. but i have not changed anything in my firewall, and it won't connect even when the firewall is off!

 

[Airbot]

Have you even tried to see if it works with the UAC enabled?

 

[garbanzo]

thanks for the reply airbot. yes, i have tried turning UAC back on and restarting, but it still does not connect.

 

[Airbot]

cleaned all your temp files and the cache in appdata/local/microsoft/windows sidebar/cache.

 

[Airbot]

Tried any of these. They worked for me in Vista.

Windows Live Gallery

Windows Live Gallery

Windows Live Gallery

 

[garbanzo]

i'm at work now but i'll try that when i get home

 

[Airbot]

the iweather 2.0 was even updated a couple of days ago and says it works in 7.

I have no problem with my default weather gadget, sometimes it says it's connecting for a bit after I boot up but it always does though.