help sidebar using 70% cpu

Windows Vista Sidebar doesn't display on my desktop and is eating between
50-75% of my cpu. I can't find a way to uninstall it or reinstall it. Does
anyone have any ideas on what I can do?? Thanks.

try running msconfig from the start menu run command. go to startup and make
sure there are no entries that point to windows sidebar. If you don’t see
any entries in this list, then just to make sure, run the sidebar and then
right click the tray icon, and select properties, and deselect "Start
sidebar when windows starts." hope this helps,
guitardude

"LongJakk" <> wrote in message
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> Windows Vista Sidebar doesn't display on my desktop and is eating between
> 50-75% of my cpu. I can't find a way to uninstall it or reinstall it.
> Does
> anyone have any ideas on what I can do?? Thanks.

LongJakk;576153 Wrote:
> Windows Vista Sidebar doesn't display on my desktop and is eating
> between
> 50-75% of my cpu. I can't find a way to uninstall it or reinstall it.
> Does
> anyone have any ideas on what I can do?? Thanks.

Hi LongJakk,

See if this will help you. You may need to "End Process" the
sidebar.exe file in Task Manager if it is still using your CPU without
being displayed.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...art-vista.html

Shawn


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It actually looks like Sidebar is trying to run 50+ copies of Calendar. I
can't tell how many there are because it locks up before I can scroll down to
the bottom. Does anyone know if there is a way to edit the list of gadgets
to run outside of doing it thru the properties? ie. a bat file or xml file?

I tried to do it thru properties, but it stops responding and I have to kill
it thru Task Manager. For now, I've de-selected the run on startup option to
avoid Sidebar all together.

"brink" wrote:

>
> LongJakk;576153 Wrote:
> > Windows Vista Sidebar doesn't display on my desktop and is eating
> > between
> > 50-75% of my cpu. I can't find a way to uninstall it or reinstall it.
> > Does
> > anyone have any ideas on what I can do?? Thanks.
>
> Hi LongJakk,
>
> See if this will help you. You may need to "End Process" the
> sidebar.exe file in Task Manager if it is still using your CPU without
> being displayed.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...art-vista.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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LongJakk;577468 Wrote:
> It actually looks like Sidebar is trying to run 50+ copies of Calendar
>
> can't tell how many there are because it locks up before I can scrol
> down t
> the bottom. Does anyone know if there is a way to edit the list o
> gadget
> to run outside of doing it thru the properties? ie. a bat file or xm
> file
>
> I tried to do it thru properties, but it stops responding and I have t
> kil
> it thru Task Manager. For now, I've de-selected the run on startu
> option t
> avoid Sidebar all together
>
> "brink" wrote
> > > >
> >
> > > LongJakk;576153 Wrote
> >
> > > Hi LongJakk
> >
> > > See if this will help you. You may need to "End Process" th
> > > sidebar.exe file in Task Manager if it is still using your CP
> > withou
> > > being displayed
> >
> >
> > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...tart-vista.htm
> >
> > > Shaw
> >
> >
> > > -
> > > brin
> >
> > > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.
> > > '*Vista Forums*
> > > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980
> > > *Please post feedback to help others.
> > > > >

LongJakk

You can try running do a System Restore using a restore point date
before this happened, or run a Repair install to fix Windows Sidebar

_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

_http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Shaw

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