Vista Sidebar Gadgets not updating

a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has happened,
before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
the options icon built into the gadget.

However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear eratically,
then come back but never work.

Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
working again?

Thanks.

Screenshot of the problem
http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?i...446e3c74418623

Hi,

Using a third party firewall solution?

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"darkspark88" <> wrote in message
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>a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has
>happened,
> before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
> the options icon built into the gadget.
>
> However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
> update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear
> eratically,
> then come back but never work.
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
> working again?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Screenshot of the problem
> http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?i...446e3c74418623

"darkspark88" <> wrote in message
news:0C09EFD9-CD93-4ED4-8AA8-...
>a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has
>happened,
> before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
> the options icon built into the gadget.
>
> However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
> update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear
> eratically,
> then come back but never work.
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
> working again?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Screenshot of the problem
> http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?i...446e3c74418623


You'd need to allow 'sidebar.exe' to poke a hole through any outbound
firewall you have set up.

sidebar.exe [C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe]

Depending on which gadgets are updating, other programs may need access too.

--
Jon

THanks for those replies. I had thought of that, because I was sure something
was blocking the sidebar from accessing the internet. It has starting working
now though. I think its because I installed a new router firmware that made
the difference.

"Jon" wrote:

>
> "darkspark88" <> wrote in message
> news:0C09EFD9-CD93-4ED4-8AA8-...
> >a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has
> >happened,
> > before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
> > the options icon built into the gadget.
> >
> > However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
> > update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear
> > eratically,
> > then come back but never work.
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
> > working again?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Screenshot of the problem
> > http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?i...446e3c74418623
>
>
> You'd need to allow 'sidebar.exe' to poke a hole through any outbound
> firewall you have set up.
>
> sidebar.exe [C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe]
>
> Depending on which gadgets are updating, other programs may need access too.
>
> --
> Jon
>
>
>