Gadget sidebar doesn't always appear

When I minimize all programs, the gadget sidebar disappears from the Desktop.
Shouldn't the gadget sidebar appear at all times whenever you view the
Desktop?

Hi,

A curious oddity, but winkey+d will clear the desktop as designed, including
the gadget sidebar. Winkey+m will minimize only the open windows.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Arlene" <> wrote in message
news:AA3DD995-24E8-42CD-905E-...
> When I minimize all programs, the gadget sidebar disappears from the
> Desktop.
> Shouldn't the gadget sidebar appear at all times whenever you view the
> Desktop?

I tried winkey+m and that minimized all windows and kept the sidebar.
Winkey+d also minimized all windows but the sidebar disappeared. It doesn't
explain much, but at least I'll use winkey+m from now on. Must be a glitch in
Vista. Thanks, Rick. If anyone else is experiencing this, I would appreciate
any feedback.

Arlene

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A curious oddity, but winkey+d will clear the desktop as designed, including
> the gadget sidebar. Winkey+m will minimize only the open windows.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Arlene" <> wrote in message
> news:AA3DD995-24E8-42CD-905E-...
> > When I minimize all programs, the gadget sidebar disappears from the
> > Desktop.
> > Shouldn't the gadget sidebar appear at all times whenever you view the
> > Desktop?
>
>

Hi,

It's not a glitch, it's by design. The Winkey+d is supposed to clear any
running applications from the desktop, whereas Winkey+m just minimizes any
open windows. A few months back this was verified by some MS personnel.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Arlene" <> wrote in message
news:C713F4BF-5354-40F5-A5AB-...
>I tried winkey+m and that minimized all windows and kept the sidebar.
> Winkey+d also minimized all windows but the sidebar disappeared. It
> doesn't
> explain much, but at least I'll use winkey+m from now on. Must be a glitch
> in
> Vista. Thanks, Rick. If anyone else is experiencing this, I would
> appreciate
> any feedback.
>
> Arlene
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A curious oddity, but winkey+d will clear the desktop as designed,
>> including
>> the gadget sidebar. Winkey+m will minimize only the open windows.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Arlene" <> wrote in message
>> news:AA3DD995-24E8-42CD-905E-...
>> > When I minimize all programs, the gadget sidebar disappears from the
>> > Desktop.
>> > Shouldn't the gadget sidebar appear at all times whenever you view the
>> > Desktop?
>>
>>

I see. Then I'm assuming the "Show desktop" icon in the taskbar has the same
functionality as Winkey+d. If so, that explains it and this one is solved.
Thanks, Rick!!

Arlene

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> It's not a glitch, it's by design. The Winkey+d is supposed to clear any
> running applications from the desktop, whereas Winkey+m just minimizes any
> open windows. A few months back this was verified by some MS personnel.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Arlene" <> wrote in message
> news:C713F4BF-5354-40F5-A5AB-...
> >I tried winkey+m and that minimized all windows and kept the sidebar.
> > Winkey+d also minimized all windows but the sidebar disappeared. It
> > doesn't
> > explain much, but at least I'll use winkey+m from now on. Must be a glitch
> > in
> > Vista. Thanks, Rick. If anyone else is experiencing this, I would
> > appreciate
> > any feedback.
> >
> > Arlene
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> A curious oddity, but winkey+d will clear the desktop as designed,
> >> including
> >> the gadget sidebar. Winkey+m will minimize only the open windows.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "Arlene" <> wrote in message
> >> news:AA3DD995-24E8-42CD-905E-...
> >> > When I minimize all programs, the gadget sidebar disappears from the
> >> > Desktop.
> >> > Shouldn't the gadget sidebar appear at all times whenever you view the
> >> > Desktop?
> >>
> >>
>
>