install windows sidebar after v-lited windows is installed?

[soomon]

heyho,

i did install my vista made with vlite and everything works fine.

when i created the image, i deleted the windows sidebar.

as i now have a 2nd display i would like to have it (i tired some other sidebars and there was non i really liked :S)

so is there any way to install the sidebar afterwards? or do i have to reinstall windows?

i would be very happy if someone knows how to do that

thanks & greets,

soomon

[ricktendo]

Yes, you can!

1- Extract the Windows Sidebar folder from install.wim (you can use 7zip to open it)

2- Copy it to the "%ProgramFiles%" directory

3- Run the following commands from Run box

REGSVR32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"

REGSVR32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" /RegServer

4- Add this to the registry

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Compatibility]

5- Now create your Windows Sidebar shortcut in Accessories and you are done

Shortcut Name: Windows Sidebar

Comment/Info Tip: Displays personalized slideshows, news feeds, and other customized information on the desktop.

Edited September 15, 2008 by ricktendo64

[soomon]

hi,

thanks for your fast answer!

i tried to do it as you told but it does not work correctly :S

after the first 2 commands i got a message that the registration was successful.

after the third command ("%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" /RegServer) i did not get any message, nothing happens.

when i then start the sidebarm, the icons appears in the systray but the sidebar doesn't start (looks just like it crashes).

any idea what went wrong? :S

(and yes, i did a reboot ^^)

thanks & greets,

soomon

Edited April 19, 2008 by soomon

[ricktendo]

Yea I forgot (updated instructions above)

The new Windows Sidebar after KB943411 will not run unless it finds a specific registry entry.

You can download the regfix here and merge it into the registry

Or you can copy and paste this into notepad and save it as a .reg file and add it that way

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Sidebar\Compatibility]

Thats it!... Your Sidebar should work now

BTW the 3rd command (sidebar.exe /RegServer) does not generally show any pop ups, thats 100% normal

Edited April 20, 2008 by ricktendo64

[soomon]

you are my true hero

thanks a lot!!!

[Sony]

Hello there

I just found this older thread and thought to post my issue here.

First of all, I am using a vLited Vista /w SP1. I removed some components, added drivers etc.

I kept the sidebar, cause I like using some nifty gadgets.

Basicly I am using those you can see here: http://addgadget.com/

As you notice, those gadgets all have some timeline drawing of e.g. CPU / Network / Memory usage and such.

The gadgets self do work - however, the gadgets don't draw those usage graphs for me (I am talking about

these yellow / greenish lines at the bottom of each gadget). Neither of those gadgets does. The area is just

"blacked out" for me.

Is it possible, that they rely on a component or service, which I removed with vLite, to acquire the information

in order to display it ?

Thanks for any reply in advance

Sony

Edited September 28, 2008 by Sony

[ricktendo]

I had a friend on XP with this exact same problem, we could never figure out what was needed

[Sony]

Aww bummer - but does your answer imply, that a non "vLited" / "nlited" OS would display it properly ?

[beats]

Most apps - like those sidebar applets - use WMI (and/or COM+) to draw stuff like counters. Also check if the Performance Logs and Alerts service is enabled.