My desktop changes, help please

[Zephyrco]

My new Dell laptop came with Vista Home Premium. Seemed fine but yesterday I
got a blue screen with a message that the system was shutting down. It
re-booted and all seems fine except that the analog clock, picture viewer,
and news headlines that used to show up on the right side of the screen are
now gone. Can anyone assist me on how to restore these items? Thanks

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Zephyrco.

I don't know "what happened", but I think you are talking about the Windows
Sidebar. (A very nice feature of Vista.)

To turn it back on: Start | All Programs | Accessories | Windows Sidebar

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail 2008 in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Windows Sidebar: frequently asked questions:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/d471a027-1944-44a2-a294-bdc74e03168e1033.mspx

Customize Windows Sidebar:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/03d792aa-f273-4478-9f55-25d7dce1d5981033.mspx

Demo: Getting the most out of your Sidebar:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/490988ac-93a8-4fda-a6c6-63eb804d5a0d1033.mspx

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