Desktop Gadgets Not Displaying on Windows 7

[Watwheels]

I realised my desktop gadgets were not displaying on my office desktop and home desktop dispite several attempts on restoring it.

 

I search thru the web for a solution. Some were pretty useless and I finally got one that works even after reboot.

 

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/140358-gadgets-not-displaying-correctly-windows-7-fix.html

 

Use "Option 2"

 

I cut & paste for easy ref.

 

Go to "Start" (bottom left hand corner), search for "command prompt". Excecute.

 

After you see the command prompt window appear, cut and paste each following command One by One and enter. Nevermind if some gives you error message. Just continue with the next command until you reach the last.

 

• taskkill /im sidebar.exe /f
• regsvr32 msxml3.dll
• regsvr32 scrrun.dll
• regsvr32 jscript.dll
• regsvr32 atl.dll
• Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
• Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"
• reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones" /f
• "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe"

After that you should be able to see your desktop gadgets reappear. Hope this helps.