Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working

[sagech]

I have browsed through several similar problems on this forums but the solutions provided do not work for my problem.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: sidebar.exe
Application Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Application Timestamp: 4a5bc613
Fault Module Name: msvcrt.dll
Fault Module Version: 7.0.7600.16385
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a5bda6f
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0000a749
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 17417
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Some information:

• My UAC is enabled.
• sidebar.exe crashes with the message "Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working" everytime I run it. It doesn't appear in the process list after it crashes.
• All gadgets are the default ones. I did not install any new gadgets.
• The gadgets that I have enabled are the calender, clock, weather, and system performance gadgets.
• My side bar has been working for about 1 month ever since I installed Windows 7 build 7600.
• I have noticed that the sidebar started to crash after I installed Free Music Zilla, Audacity and SUPER Video converter. I did a system restore after I noticed that the sidebar crashed. It did not work, therefore I undid the system restore. Then, I uninstalled those programs but the sidebar is still crashing.

Please help.

 

[Antman]

You could try opening a cmd prompt with admin privileges, and run

sfc /scannow

This might repair a file corrupted by one of the crapplications.

 

[sagech]

Thanks for your reply xD

AFter running the scan, I got this message:

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

 

[Kukag]

Hmm possibly try this??

Fix Windows 7 Sidebar & Gadgets Not Working with UAC Disabled

Thanks,
Kukag

 

[sagech]

My UAC is turned on, but I tried that web page's suggestion anyway.

It's still not working T_T

 

[sagech]

Anyone willing to give me a remote support via teamviewer? lol

 

[Kukag]

Hmm try getting rid of all the gadgets and see if you can run sidebar.exe without any sidebar gadgets actually on the screen, if so then add one at a time to see which crashes.

 

[sagech]

I can't access the gadgets management screen, when I rightclicked my desktop and click on Gadgets, the sidebar runs, and then it crashes a few seconds later.

 

[sagech]

Problem solved.

The default weather gadget that came with windows 7 was the culprit.

I could not disable it because the sidebar keeps on crashing whenever i tried to open the gadget list. I had to set permissions for the weather gadget folder in program files in order to forcefully delete it.

 

[Kukag]

Congrats I'm happy you figured it out, ya I heard some people having trouble with some gadgets completely crashing their whole sidebar.exe anyway..

Thanks,
Kukag

 

[bel911]

sorry to ask this question. but how did you get the permission to accept. windows keeps on giving me errors

"An error occured while applying security information to:

C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\Weather.Gadget

Access is denied."


pls help. noob here

 

[sagech]

Here is what I did:

1. Right click the file
2. Click Properties
3. Go to the Security tab
4. Click on Advanced
5. Click on Change Permisions
6. Select your username
7. Click Edit
8. Check all the Allow boxes
9. Click OK

 

[akhterji]

Slide Show gadget picture View problem in windows 7 sidebar?

Hi i have a problem with slideshow gadget in windows 7 ultimate..
Slide show works fine but the problem is i cant view the picture by pressing the view button in slide show gadget..

I also deleted the settings.ini file and 7 rebuilt it..but problem didnt solve..

Kindly tell me alternative method to solve this problem plzzzzz

 

[Barman58]

Please check the answer to your other request for this information

 

[anuragmzp]

SAGESH WILL U HELP ME TOO...i have the same problem which u mentioned above..but..I can't understand..the...solutions...plz.Help me.friend...my id [REMOVED] i m from INDIA

 

[anuragmzp]

Here is what I did:
Right click the file
Click Properties
Go to the Security tab
Click on Advanced
Click on Change Permisions
Select your username
Click Edit
Check all the Allow boxes..when i do this..THE MASSAGE APPERS..THAT.. aN eRROR OCCURRED APPLYING ATTRIBUTES TO THE FILE..c:\ pROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS..\DRAG.PNG..ACCESS..IS..DENIED..THNKS...ANURAG

 

[sagech]

Hi Anuragzmp,

Are you logged in as an administrator on your computer?

 

[anuragmzp]

HI ..SAGESH ANURAG///HERE...i DON'T KNOW..HOW.BUT..THE...PROBLEM...IS..SOLVED.. AUTOMATICALLY...
but./.before..two..days..i..used.all..the.rules..that..u.suggested..but..at.that .time it..was..not./../working...now..it..is..working...

Thanks..for..your..suggestion...
Anurag (India)

 

[jimm]

You can remove gadgets by simply editing the Settings.ini file in:

\Users\account\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar

You don't have to delete the actual gadget. Just remove the section in the ini.

FWIW, my weather gadget was causing the same problem. Still haven't figured out why though, it was working fine for a while then suddenly stopped. Probably due to some corrupt saved data someplace.

 

[Maccman]

Problem solved.

The default weather gadget that came with windows 7 was the culprit.

I could not disable it because the sidebar keeps on crashing whenever i tried to open the gadget list. I had to set permissions for the weather gadget folder in program files in order to forcefully delete it.

I have never used gadgets on windows 7 but I thought I would have a look tonight and put the default Weather gadget on. Within two minutes I got the BSOD.