Comments on: Search, Download and Install Windows Vista or XP Sidebar’s Microsoft Desktop Gadgets

By: JASPREET

JASPREET — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:09:20 +0000

I WANT TO INSTALL WINDOWS SIDE BAR

By: 3D

3D — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:06:40 +0000

Hello – I just wanted to say you are welcome to upload the Vista gadgets on our site http://www.gadgetsdownload.com , we try collect a lot of good once. another a great site here for gadgets build beginners thanks

By: Z Zhou

Z Zhou — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:52:18 +0000

Dont put the Window wista yet because lota trouble. Better the window xp.

By: Sora

Sora — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:07:54 +0000

Windows Vista sucks ass don’t get it. Seriously it bugs with other programs and it’s not compatible with games and such…

By: Nisar

Nisar — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:21:49 +0000

i need windows wista for my pc

By: hakan

hakan — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:38:03 +0000

i need windows wista

By: Install and Create Vista Sidebar in Windows XP « Welcome To Tech World!!

Install and Create Vista Sidebar in Windows XP « Welcome To Tech World!! — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:40:49 +0000

[...] Fancy having a Windows Sidebar on your Windows XP desktop to display and run popular gadgets such as Live Clock, iTunes Songs, Outlook Info, MSN Video, Remote Desktop Gadget, Google-bar, Weather Forecasts, Calculator, Hangman and KEXP Now Playing, just like in Windows Vista? Windows Sidebar provides instant access to gadgets, mini-applications that deliver games, live webcams, traffic maps, weather information, RSS feeds and other interactive, and customizable utilities that offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools, in a similar way to Apple’s Dashboard Widgets and Yahoo Widgets. Windows Sidebar is available only for Windows Vista, however, for Windows XP users, a ported version of XP side bar is available for free download. MSTN has packaged all files and executables needed to install and run Windows Vista Sidebar in Windows XP properly into one setup file WindowsSidebarInstall.exe (alternative download location). Download and install WindowsSidebarInstall.exe. The installer will automatically create a sub folder Sidebar (can also be installed in “Windows Sidebar” folder) in the Program Files folder, and then copy all the necessary files, DLLs and executables (e.g. Sidebar.exe, xmlrw.dll and emu.dll) to the Program FilesSidebar (or Program FilesWindows Sidebar folder if you choose so when prompted by setup) directory, with two more child folder “Default Parts” and “en-US”. Beside, the setup will also create a folder named “Parts” in the currently logged on user home directory (assuming you logon as Administrator, the Parts folder will be located in C:Documents and SettingsAdministrator directory or accessible via %userprofile%Parts command), with all the default gadgets (parts). This is the folder where all gadgets should be installed. [...]

By: Install and Create Vista Sidebar in Windows XP » My Digital Life

Install and Create Vista Sidebar in Windows XP » My Digital Life — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:48:09 +0000

[...] Fancy having a Windows Sidebar on your Windows XP desktop to display and run popular gadgets such as Live Clock, iTunes Songs, Outlook Info, MSN Video, Remote Desktop Gadget, Google-bar, Weather Forecasts, Calculator, Hangman and KEXP Now Playing, just like in Windows Vista? Windows Sidebar provides instant access to gadgets, mini-applications that deliver games, live webcams, traffic maps, weather information, RSS feeds and other interactive, and customizable utilities that offer information at a glance and provide easy access to frequently used tools, in a similar way to Apple’s Dashboard Widgets and Yahoo Widgets. Windows Sidebar is available only for Windows Vista, however, for Windows XP users, a ported version of XP side bar is available for free download. MSTN has packaged all files and executables needed to install and run Windows Vista Sidebar in Windows XP properly into one setup file WindowsSidebarInstall.exe (alternative download location). Download and install WindowsSidebarInstall.exe. The installer will automatically create a sub folder Sidebar (can also be installed in “Windows Sidebar” folder) in the Program Files folder, and then copy all the necessary files, DLLs and executables (e.g. Sidebar.exe, xmlrw.dll and emu.dll) to the Program FilesSidebar (or Program FilesWindows Sidebar folder if you choose so when prompted by setup) directory, with two more child folder “Default Parts” and “en-US”. Beside, the setup will also create a folder named “Parts” in the currently logged on user home directory (assuming you logon as Administrator, the Parts folder will be located in C:Documents and SettingsAdministrator directory), with all the default gadgets (parts). This is the folder where all gadgets should be installed. [...]

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:48:34 +0000

k found 2 links to help after inense searching:

http://mstn.homedns.org/mstn/asp/news/news_detail.asp?id=3520

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1020/install_vista_longhorn_sidebar_into_xp

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 13:19:36 +0000

How can you instal Vista’s sidebar in xp?

By: Add and Embed Google Universal Gadgets Modules to Websites and Blogs » My Digital Life

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:45:22 +0000

[...] Google has released Google Universal Gadgets, which also known as Google Modules, Google Widgets or Homepage Contents to the general public for use on personal websites and blogs. Google Gadgets are mini applications, sometimes called applets or widgets that perform specific tasks or provide information or as a games. Previously, most of the applets have been restricted for usage on the desktop (Desktop Gadget), Google Desktop, Google Pages, and Google Personalized Homepage (Universal Gadget). Elsewhere at Yahoo! and Microsoft, the gadgets or widgets are also only available for desktop or specific Yahoo! or Microsoft related customized pages. Google now has a gallery of more than 1220 Google Universal Gadgets, which contains minimal code that function as dynamic applications when installed on a website or blog, with a variety of abilities. Among the functionalities of the gadgets include check weather, get news headlines, play games, miniature look-up for Google Maps or Google Calendar, search tool for Wikipedia or Dictionary.com, download smileys, translate with Babelfish and etc. [...]