Weather Gadget not responding

[Ayelet]

Hi,
My weather gadget is not working ever since I have the computer. It says
"service is unavailable in your area or your language" - I'm located in NYC...
what should I do????

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Whats your location? I live Jamaica and had to type Mandeville, Jam

Your area would be something like Manhattan, NY or Queens, NY

 

[Ayelet]

I'm in NY, NY - I even tried your location... and it still says that service
is unavailable - I think it's a setting problem and not location,
I hope someone will be able to help me and guide me through the problem,
thanks so much...
Wish I was in Jamaica...it freezing in NY today!!
Ayelet

 

[Jon]

If you use an outbound firewall. then you'll need to allow access for
sidebar.exe

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

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Tak a look at the following link:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/30/vista-sidebar-weather-gadget-service-not-available/

Sorry about the freezing, it rainy right now in Jamaica, but very warm, wish
I could post you some. Take care and happy new year!

 

[Ayelet]

How do I know if I use an outbound firewall? how do I allow access for
sidebar.exe?
thanks for your help!!!!!!!!

Ayelet

If you use an outbound firewall. then you'll need to allow access for
sidebar.exe

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

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Jon

I'm in NY, NY - I even tried your location... and it still says that
service
is unavailable - I think it's a setting problem and not location,
I hope someone will be able to help me and guide me through the problem,
thanks so much...
Wish I was in Jamaica...it freezing in NY today!!
Ayelet

 

[Quaoar]

Tak a look at the following link:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/30/vista-sidebar-weather-gadget-service-not-available/

Sorry about the freezing, it rainy right now in Jamaica, but very warm, wish
I could post you some. Take care and happy new year!

Andre, what kind of internet connection do you have? Just curious since
Jamaica is, well, an island in a more or less remote part of the earth.

Q

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

1 MB DSL, hopefully by next year I will be able to upgrade 5 MB when Flow
reaches Mandeville, I am actually on my Cell phone modem right now in Class.

 

[Jon]

How do I know if I use an outbound firewall? how do I allow access for
sidebar.exe?
thanks for your help!!!!!!!!

Ayelet

You'd generally know by which programs, esp. security software, you have
installed, which you can find out via

Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

The big ones are Panda, Norton, Zone Alarm etc.

Vista also has a configurable outbound firewall, but if you'd configured
that then chances are you would already be aware of it.

 

[Ayelet]

Jon, thanks for taking the time to help me.
I have Symantec antivirus, couldn't find firewall confg., maybe there is
none...
I also have wireless connection at home. I'm using Linksys wireless router,
pass protected. I couldn't find firewall there either, but maybe that's where
the prblem is,
what do you think......
frustrating.....
thanks,
Ayelet

 

[Ayelet]

found it!!!
I opened my router setting, and there it was - windows firewall link,
it was on -
I added the sidebar file -
now it works!!!
thanks for teaching me something!
Ayelet

If you use an outbound firewall. then you'll need to allow access for
sidebar.exe

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

--
Jon

I'm in NY, NY - I even tried your location... and it still says that
service
is unavailable - I think it's a setting problem and not location,
I hope someone will be able to help me and guide me through the problem,
thanks so much...
Wish I was in Jamaica...it freezing in NY today!!
Ayelet

 

[Jon]

found it!!!
I opened my router setting, and there it was - windows firewall link,
it was on -
I added the sidebar file -
now it works!!!
thanks for teaching me something!
Ayelet

yw..glad you sorted it.

This time of year Weather gadgets are extremely useful - I currently have 2
of them in my sidebar - BBC + Met Office UK.

Happy sidebar-ing!

 

[NoStop]

Hi,
My weather gadget is not working ever since I have the computer. It says
"service is unavailable in your area or your language" - I'm located in
NYC... what should I do????

Stick your head out of the door, look up and figure out what the weather is
like. I know this is so analog, but really it's worked for 50,000 years.

Cheers.

--
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[forty-nine]

Stick your head out of the door, look up and figure out what the weather is
like. I know this is so analog, but really it's worked for 50,000 years.

Cheers.

I liken those gadgets to a gadget that tells you the PC is running.
Or a gadget that says ... "You are looking at the Display"

 

[David]

Shouldn't you be paying attention to the teacher?

 

[Ayelet]

I'm on the 21st floor........, it's so cold (relative speaking), that
sticking my head out of the door might cost me losing my ears...or nose.....