Windows Desktop Gadgets has Stopped Working.

[Siddharth93]

Hi all,

I am New to this forum.

Since a few days gadgets are not loading on my PC.
During the system startup I get this message "Windows Desktop Gadgets has Stopped Working"

I am using windows 7 ultimate edition(32 Bit).

Note:I browsed the forum and tried a few things that have been already discussed in some of the threads here.But still if I had missed something then please guide me to the appropriate thread/solution.

Regards
Sid.

 

[Airbot]

Hi Siddharth93, welcome aboard,

You'll have to mention the things you've tried already so we know. But I'll say a couple anyways.

Have you tried running sfc/scannow?

How about trying one of these
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8114-gadgets-turn-off.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10215-gadgets-restore-default-gadgets.html?ltr=G

 

[Siddharth93]

Hi Siddharth93, welcome aboard,

You'll have to mention the things you've tried already so we know. But I'll say a couple anyways.

Have you tried running sfc/scannow?

How about trying one of these
Windows Desktop Gadgets has Stopped Working
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10215-gadgets-restore-default-gadgets.html?ltr=G

The things which I have already tried:
1. sfc/scannow.:No Problem was detected.

2. Restore Default Gadget:Same message "desktop gadgets has stopped working" is being displayed

3. UAC:They are enabled

4. Gadget Platform: Its turned on.

 

[Airbot]

The number 4. Turn windows features on and off. Yes it's turned on, gadgets wouldn't work if it wasn't. But have you turned the gadget platform off, let it configure, and reboot then turn it back on?

 

[Siddharth93]

The number 4. Turn windows features on and off. Yes it's turned on, gadgets wouldn't work if it wasn't. But have you turned the gadget platform off, let it configure, and reboot then turn it back on?

Oh,Sorry
I meant that only.

 

[Airbot]

Sorry, does that mean you already turned it off and back on again?

 

[Siddharth93]

Sorry, does that mean you already turned it off and back on again?

Well,it was already turned on.It was never turned off.

What to do next ?

 

[Airbot]

Well what I mean is for you to follow that tutorial and turn the gadget platform off, let it configure, and reboot. Go back and Turn it back on again. Then try your gadgets, maybe reboot again, see if it still gives you the error.

 

[Siddharth93]

Well what I mean is for you to follow that tutorial and turn the gadget platform off, let it configure, and reboot. Go back and Turn it back on again. Then try your gadgets, maybe reboot again, see if it still gives you the error.

Yeah.

I tried it but it's not working.

Same error is being displayed again.

 

[Ch@n]

Did you install any new gadgets? What AV/Firewall you use? Somewhere read, Norton can cause this issue.

 

[Siddharth93]

@dre@ms :No, I haven't installed any new gadgets.

I am using avast home edition.

 

[Airbot]

What gadgets do you have running? Can you stop all the gadgets but leave one of the default Windows gadgets (try just having the Windows clock running) so the sidebar.exe process is still running, reboot and see if you still get the error.

Just a question, but do you have a webcam, and the application for it running? I've seen users having the gadgets stopped responding problem and their webcam app causing it.

 

[Siddharth93]

The gadgets I was using were:Weather,Currency,Screen Snaper & Memory Usage.

Right now I don't have any control over the gadgets.

When I move the cursor over the gadgets when the error message appears ,the cursor gets converted into waiting sign.

I am unable to view the list of gadgets from the CP.

Also,I am not using any webcam.

 

[Airbot]

Hmm, remember doing anything right before it started happening? Updating something, installing something?

One thing you might do is go in the Action Center and see if you can find any reference to the gadgets with one of the red error signs, and click on the technical details of it, post a shot of it. Like this -

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Only other thing I could think of is to do a Repair Install. Might take a while depending on how big your OS image is. Sort of a big step for just the gadgets, but might be worth a shot. Just read the warnings on the tutorial to know what to expect before proceeding, if you do.

Or a System Restore before it started happening.

Sorry, I can't think of anything else.

 

[Siddharth93]

Thanks a lot Airbot.

Solution provided at action center worked.

It was flash player which was causing the problem and after uninstalling & reinstalling it gadgets have started to work properly.

Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[Airbot]

Glad you found the problem. If it acts up again because of flash, you might try the flash 10.1 Beta 2 instead of 10.0.42.34, I've been using it without any foreseeable problems.
Adobe Labs - Downloads: Flash Player 10.1