Infopirate.org

I have a slight problem. I had a zip file with about 40 gadget install file. Instead of doing the smart thing (installing one at a time and checking them seperatly) I did the dumb thing (selected all and ran them at the same time). Now when Vista loads up with the sidebar enabled it lags like crazy.

I know I can disable it (as I currently have it) so it wont start on reboot. But I would really like to use the sidebar. I can open the task manager and set priority of the sidebar to low. This will let me use windows while the sidebar is still running, that way I can access the sidebar proporties and try to uninstall the gadgets. (One quick note, my task manager shows 2 instances of sidebar running. The first taking up about 30,000k and the second eating up a whopping 201,333k).

My Sidebar with my gadgets stopped starting when I boot up Vista. I didn't disable it...and i checked in msconfig and its still enabled in startup....i can't even open the sidebar once the computer is booted up. I click the program and nothing happens. Anyone have suggestions?

This sidebar gadget has all the capabilities of WMP as embedded in a web page including the ability to play playlists, moves, audio, etc (.wpl, .wmv, as.

Useful..... Perhaps....

WMP sidebar gadget download!

We recently purchased a PC with Vista pre-installed (and would really like to have XP again). Among the many problems that we are having is an issue with Vista's sidebar. For the account created during installation and set up, all is well. However, whenever we add a new user account, the sidebar gadgets never update properly. For instance, the RSS Feeds never update. The headlines and dates that were originally shown whenever first activating the gadget are still the only headlines shown. The weather also doesn't update properly, though it does change sometimes. It just seems to be quite a few hours behind, even after logging out and logging back in. This still occurs even after shutting down the gadget and then adding it again to the sidebar. It always shows information that is wrong and not updated. The other account's sidebar works fine. The RSS Feeds are constantly updated, and the weather is always correct. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Vista, but the results are still the same. The account created during installation works fine, while the other account doesn't.

What gadgets do you use on the Windows Sidebar?

I have Memory Monitor, Battery Monitor, Calender & the Vista Forums gadget.