tonycrew Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Is there anyway to add Sidebar Gadgets to Vista, maybe intergrated or through AutoUnattended XML, i know in WSIM you can add sidebar stuff, i chose this but don't know where to place the gadgets i want to have running when Vista is installed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJW Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Hi,Some info that might help you further Downloaded gadgets can be found here:%userprofile%AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\*Your current Gadget configuration can be found here:%userprofile%AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Settings.iniFor your unattended project:You can place gadgets in (will be available for all users):install.wim > program files\windows sidebar\shared gadgets\ To get your custom settings you can use your autounattend.xml or you can make a SFX of your settings.ini.I use a SFX file with the following parameters:;The comment below contains SFX script commandsPath=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows SidebarSavePathSilent=1Overwrite=1WAIK Help file Microsoft-Windows-SidebarThe Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar component contains settings for displaying gadgets in a bar that can be located on the right or left edges of the screen. A user can add a gadget to Sidebar by opening the Gadget Picker and selecting from a series of installed gadgets. If the user double-clicks the gadget, it is automatically added to the bar.Gadgets one through three are pre-set by Microsoft. Corporations may replace these gadgets, or set them to false to hide them.In This SectionGadget1 Specifies a gadget that shows a slide show that previews your pictures.Gadget2 Specifies a gadget that shows a clock. Gadget3 Specifies a gadget that shows a viewer with headlines from multiple Internet feeds.Gadget4 Specifies an OEM or corporation-defined gadget.Gadget5 Specifies an OEM or corporation-defined gadget.SidebarOnByDefault Specifies whether Sidebar is on by default.SidebarVisible Specifies whether Sidebar is visible.GRHJW Edited July 11, 2007 by HJW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 example<settings pass="oobeSystem"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Gadget1>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Notes.Gadget,true</Gadget1> <Gadget2>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Calender.gadget,true</Gadget2> <Gadget3>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Clock.Gadget,true</Gadget3> </component> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycrew Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Hi,Some info that might help you further Downloaded gadgets can be found here:%userprofile%AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\*Your current Gadget configuration can be found here:%userprofile%AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Settings.iniFor your unattended project:You can place gadgets in (will be available for all users):install.wim > program files\windows sidebar\shared gadgets\Thanks that helps alot.. i figured some stuf out but was putting the gadgets in the wrong folder...I mounted install.wim then placed them in Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets\and they didn't show up, they never installed, but i will try program files\windows sidebar\shared gadgets\Thanks...example<settings pass="oobeSystem"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Gadget1>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Notes.Gadget,true</Gadget1> <Gadget2>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Calender.gadget,true</Gadget2> <Gadget3>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Clock.Gadget,true</Gadget3> </component>I found this ... i may point it to the shared gadgets folder... thanksBTW. if anyone wants to know you can extract the gadgets with Winrar... Edited July 11, 2007 by tonycrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp00f Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 example<settings pass="oobeSystem"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <Gadget1>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Notes.Gadget,true</Gadget1> <Gadget2>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Calender.gadget,true</Gadget2> <Gadget3>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Clock.Gadget,true</Gadget3> </component>Doesnt work with the XML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAVERICKS CHOICE Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This is mine taken directly from a working xml. Have you removed something in VLite maybe?</component> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Sidebar" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <SidebarOnByDefault>false</SidebarOnByDefault> <Gadget1>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\SlideShow.gadget,true</Gadget1> <Gadget3>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\Calendar.gadget,true</Gadget3> <Gadget5>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\RSS.Gadget,false</Gadget5> <Gadget4>%PROGRAMFILES%\windows sidebar\gadgets\PicturePuzzle.gadget,true</Gadget4> </component>All good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 mine works for me also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajua Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I've always did that and it has been working, but i just found out that i have 3 sidebar.exe processes. If i don't use the shared gadgets location (leaving default gadgets and sidebar untouched) windows sidebar runs normally with just one process.Anyone has experienced this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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