Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Big Question: Vista Gadgets in Windows 7
If you are one of those users, who are thinking whether vista gadget will make it to windows 7. Well ! Its official now.
Vista Gadgets are not only available in Windows 7 but are also integrated in the context menu. Though you won't see the sidebar anymore so you can just drag the widget in your desktop where ever you want. Here is a screenshot submitted by a user with Silverlight Widget (Chapter 12) on Windows 7
So your investment on Vista Gadgets are there to stay. Start creating now.
Vista Gadgets are not only available in Windows 7 but are also integrated in the context menu. Though you won't see the sidebar anymore so you can just drag the widget in your desktop where ever you want. Here is a screenshot submitted by a user with Silverlight Widget (Chapter 12) on Windows 7
So your investment on Vista Gadgets are there to stay. Start creating now.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Uninstall and reinstall a Vista Sidebar Gadget
A common concern among vista gadget user is, how to reinstall a gadget or uninstall a gadget. A Vista Gadget is not an application so it does not show up in the Add/Remove programs.
Here are four simple steps to uninstall and reinstall.
To Reinstall a Gadget. First uninstall a gadget and then install the latest version
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Here are four simple steps to uninstall and reinstall.
- Uninstall Step 1 -> Close the existing gadget from the sidebar
- Uninstall Step 2 -> Go to the Gadget picker box, Right click the gadget icon and then click uninstall
To Reinstall a Gadget. First uninstall a gadget and then install the latest version
- Reinstall Step 1 -> Download and save the latest version to the desktop
- Reinstall Step 2 -> Double click the gadget in the desktop to re-install.
