I have a problem with the stock weather gadget. It stopped working and disappeared almost completely. Now it only shows the blue "info" ring on left top and some grey box lower right and when you move mouse over either it shows only "close gadget" button wich appears on right side like it is supposed to. When you right click on the gadget it gives you the typical options. I checked the visibility and it is 100% so I´d like to know if anyone has same problem and how it is fixed?

Hi, thank you for posting here. This issue can be caused by software conflictions. Let's perform a Clean Boot. A Clean Boot will allow us to isolate any device drivers or programs that are loading at startup that may be causing a conflict with other device drivers or programs that are installed in your computer. 1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE. (MSCONFIG is a built-in tool for Windows XP\2003 systems.) 2) In the Services tab, click "Hide All Microsoft Services" and click "Disable All". 3) In the Startup tab, click "Disable All". Click OK. (This will temporarily prevent third-party programs from running automatically during start-up.) 4) Restart the computer. Does the problem still persist? If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You can use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit. However, if the issue still occurs in Clean Boot Mode, I suggest you use ShellExView to check Windows Explorer plug-ins. Important Note: Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information. Run ShellExView, in the pane sort the entries with manufacturers. Disable all non-Microsoft *.dll files, and check the result. If the issue does not occur, one of the files can be the culprit. We could narrow down it one by one. If the above suggestions do not help, I suggest you copy a new gadget from another fine Windows 7 computer to the problematic one to replace the corrupt gadget. The gadget is located in C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\Weather.Gadget Hope it helps. Regards, Leo HuangPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I have the same problem; antivirus didn't find anything and it happened all lof a sudden. Clean boot didn't help. Disabling "All..." is impossible, because there are vital services and programs, also the Sidebar itself. Doing binary search with a possibility of permanent damage is not a constructive advice (sorry). And there is nothing wrong with plug-ins. Also, it is normally impossible to replace the gadget (yes, I know where is it) because it is protected, unless you get the hard drive out and use another Windows as a boot. It didn't help either. It looks like a broken registry from adware (recently visited couple of questionable sites). I wish I know the answer. I am getting close to reinstalling the Windows from the scratch. Strange that there are no other complaints on this problem - I found only this one. Must be something new. Regards, A.K.

Try this if you're comfortable using regedit Stop the sidebar.exe process Use regedit and delete this key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER]\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\ Restart sidebar process. Worked for me after all else failed.

Hi and thank you for the advice! Unfortunately, no luck. But I found another gadget called iWeather. It looks exactly same, so I am happy for now :) It is interesting though, what obscure setting could be involved. I would call that sloppy programming: rely on some bizarre piece of data, and, if missing or incorrect, just do nothing. Obviously this gadget can work without missing part. If the developer thinks otherwise, he/she could post the reason to the Event Log (which is full of useless junk). Oh, well...