Vista Sidebar Gadgets not updating

[Guest]

a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has happened,
before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
the options icon built into the gadget.

However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear eratically,
then come back but never work.

Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
working again?

Thanks.

Screenshot of the problem
http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?img=0913132446e3c74418623

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Using a third party firewall solution?

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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[Jon]

a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has
happened,
before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
the options icon built into the gadget.

However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear
eratically,
then come back but never work.

Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
working again?

Thanks.

Screenshot of the problem
http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?img=0913132446e3c74418623

You'd need to allow 'sidebar.exe' to poke a hole through any outbound
firewall you have set up.

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

Depending on which gadgets are updating, other programs may need access too.

 

[Guest]

THanks for those replies. I had thought of that, because I was sure something
was blocking the sidebar from accessing the internet. It has starting working
now though. I think its because I installed a new router firmware that made
the difference.

a few days ago, my Vista sidebar gadgets stopped updating. This has
happened,
before, but the gadgets have performed normally after I refresh them using
the options icon built into the gadget.

However, currently, those sidebar gadgets that rely on the internet to
update have not been working. Their options icon even disappear
eratically,
then come back but never work.

Does anyone have any idea how to reset the sidebar or get these gadgets
working again?

Thanks.

Screenshot of the problem
http://www.imagehost.ro/viewer.php?img=0913132446e3c74418623

You'd need to allow 'sidebar.exe' to poke a hole through any outbound
firewall you have set up.

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

Depending on which gadgets are updating, other programs may need access too.