Re: My sidebar rearranges my gadgets

Updating Logitech SetPoint software from v.4.7x to 4.8x fixed problem
for me in x64 Ultimate


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surfsup

 

Found a fix!

* Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar icon in
the Notification area and click Exit

* Open an elevated Command Prompt window.
To do so, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories,
right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

* In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press ENTER:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Similarly, run these commands:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll

regsvr32 jscript.dll

If the registration was successful, you'll see the message
DllRegisterServer in <filename> succeeded for each command executed.
Open Windows Sidebar (sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.
Move the gadgets to the place you want them and reboot. Problem will be
fixed.


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KeYoung59

 

Okay, people - I have it finally!
The problem is in the executable "sidebar.exe", for some reason after I
updated to SP2, it was replaced with the wrong one, but having the same
version of 6.0.6002.18005.The correct file size is 1.17 Mb, wrong one is
1.48Mb. I found a difference when I compared my sidebar.exe to a working
one on the different machine. So to get the proper copy of file I can
post it to some filehostings, but you can find it by themselves.
Then, to change the file you'll need to get proper permissions. To have
these permissions you need to install "Take Ownership" regpatch and take
the ownership of the whole folder Windows Sidebar, because the script
doesn't work on executables (for some reason) and set Administrators
group to have full access of the file "sidebar.exe" (located in Program
Files\Windows Sidebar folder). Change file, close sidebar, then start it
again. Now set the proper order of your gadgets and restart sidebar.
That's it!

To make regpatch just copy text into text editor and save it with
proper name:
___________________________
InstallTakeOwnership.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant
administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant
administrators:F"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant
administrators:F /t"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls
\"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"
___________________________________
RemoveTakeOwnership.reg:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]

Good Luck!


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Motivator