Sidebar - Slideshow Script Error

Hi all,
Using Vista Ultimate. Having problems with the default slideshow gadget.

The gadget actually works fine with the settings I placed a few months back,
but each time I try to change the settings one of two things happens:

1) a script error complaining about an invalid path

or

2) no script error but a settings box with everything blank inside. If I add
settings they don't stick.

It's been a few months since I've tried to change settings for this gadget so
not sure what I've installed/unistalled in regard to problem history. (I
have the gadget set to pick up pictures from a folder where I store my photos
and it's been set this way for a long time). It's just that I now cannot
change any settings.

- All other gadgets work fine (including settings).
- I've unistalled and reinstalled the gadget.
- Tried system restore.

Any ideas what is going on here? Is there a way to unistall the sidebar and
then reinstall it?

Thanks

Mick

You could try the regsvr32 commands, as noted here:

(Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly)
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/



"Mick" <> wrote in message
news:Xns99A5A118E14Amikeyjames69gmailcom@207.46.24 8.16...
> Hi all,
> Using Vista Ultimate. Having problems with the default slideshow gadget.
>
> The gadget actually works fine with the settings I placed a few months
> back,
> but each time I try to change the settings one of two things happens:
>
> 1) a script error complaining about an invalid path
>
> or
>
> 2) no script error but a settings box with everything blank inside. If I
> add
> settings they don't stick.
>
> It's been a few months since I've tried to change settings for this gadget
> so
> not sure what I've installed/unistalled in regard to problem history. (I
> have the gadget set to pick up pictures from a folder where I store my
> photos
> and it's been set this way for a long time). It's just that I now cannot
> change any settings.
>
> - All other gadgets work fine (including settings).
> - I've unistalled and reinstalled the gadget.
> - Tried system restore.
>
> Any ideas what is going on here? Is there a way to unistall the sidebar
> and
> then reinstall it?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mick

Thanks, I'll give it a try
Mick




"dean-dean" <dean-> wrote in
news:O$M#:

> You could try the regsvr32 commands, as noted here:
>
> (Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly)
> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>
>
>
> "Mick" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns99A5A118E14Amikeyjames69gmailcom@207.46.24 8.16...
>> Hi all,
>> Using Vista Ultimate. Having problems with the default slideshow

Mick <> wrote in
news::

Hi,
Registering the dll's didn't work, but I've since fixed it. For some
reason Vista lost track of where the 'my pictures' folder was which was
causing the script error - the script was referring to a folder that
didn't exist according to the os. Fixed the link and all is now fine.

Thanks
Mick




> Thanks, I'll give it a try
> Mick
>
>
>
>
> "dean-dean" <dean-> wrote in
> news:O$M#:
>
>> You could try the regsvr32 commands, as noted here:
>>
>> (Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly)
>> http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/208/1/
>>
>>
>>
>> "Mick" <> wrote in message
>> news:Xns99A5A118E14Amikeyjames69gmailcom@207.46.24 8.16...
>>> Hi all,
>>> Using Vista Ultimate. Having problems with the default slideshow