Sidebar problem after installing new release of IE 8

It seems that I'm not the only one who had the Windows Sidebar no longer
working after installing the new release of Internet Explorer. After
spending a lot of time trying to find a solution, here is the way I have
solve the problem. Now the sidebar is just working fine. Enjoy!

Answer

This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
system. To fix the problem, use the following steps:

* 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.

'Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly'
()

Thanks!


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It worked. I have searched all around, finally find the solution.

Thank You.


"Alben" wrote:
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>
> It seems that I'm not the only one who had the Windows Sidebar no longer
> working after installing the new release of Internet Explorer. After
> spending a lot of time trying to find a solution, here is the way I have
> solve the problem. Now the sidebar is just working fine. Enjoy!
>
> Answer
>
> This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
> system. To fix the problem, use the following steps:
>
> * 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.
>
> 'Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly'
> ()
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --
> Alben
> Posted via
>
> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I am having the same problems with the sidebar, it simply stopped working
after I installed de final IE8 release. The sidebar doesn´t open and an error
message pops up.
I tried these propmt commads but, in all of them, I got error messages
poping up.
Will microsoft fix that in a next update?

Regards,
Carlos

"R Dave" wrote:
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> It worked. I have searched all around, finally find the solution.
>
> Thank You.
>
>
> "Alben" wrote:
> <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
> >
> > It seems that I'm not the only one who had the Windows Sidebar no longer
> > working after installing the new release of Internet Explorer. After
> > spending a lot of time trying to find a solution, here is the way I have
> > solve the problem. Now the sidebar is just working fine. Enjoy!
> >
> > Answer
> >
> > This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
> > system. To fix the problem, use the following steps:
> >
> > * 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.
> >
> > 'Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly'
> > ()
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alben
> > Posted via
> >
> > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

after getting into Command Prompt how do you get into Run as
administrator???? I'm seeing C:\Users\Owner I was afraid to mess with
my source files so i gave up.


I got my sidebar gadgets back by going in and uninstalling IE8..they
came back when I restarted.

Who needs IE8 after all these hassles...where do I send the bill to
Microsoft for all the time I've wasted on trying to get their programs
to work???... this after spending hundreds of dollars to buy it in the
first place.


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gblindsay;4324750 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> after getting into Command Prompt how do you get into Run as
> administrator???? I'm seeing C:UsersOwner I was afraid to mess with
> my source files so i gave up.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

You have to *open* the Command Prompt (cmd) with Admin rights.

Go to "All Programs | Accessories ", right-click on the item with the
cmd-icon and from the context-menu select "Run as Administrator.

HTH
Rainald


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This worked perfectly thnx Alben

This bug was a pain!!!


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I found a solution that worked for me, in my two monitor setup: make
sure the sidebar is displayed on monitor #1 (Primary) not #2

I have a two monitor nVidia MX 8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD setup. For a long
time I had my "Primary" display at the right, and my "Secondary" at the
left - with taskbar, most desktop icons, and SIDEBAR set to display
there (on #2 at left). On a hunch, I swapped cables and made my taskbar,
most desktop icons, and SIDEBAR set to display on #1 "Primary" - and the
IE8 sidebar funkiness went away. Multiple reboots, with or without Vista
SP2 - consistently solved.

Hope this helps some people find the root cause!


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Well ... I take it back. After 3-4 days (no updates, no system changes)
the darn funky sidebar gadget issue came back. There was definitely an
improvement in swapping my monitors and making the sidebar appear on the
"Primary", however, this has not completely solved it. Sorry for the
wild goose chase.


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Last week I e-mailed MS online support for IE8. Today this cam in my
e-mail:

"Thank you for contacting Microsoft Product support.
_There_is_a_know_compatibility_issue_between_Internet_Explorer_8_and_Windows_Vista_sidebar_.
Our engineers are currently working on a solution for this compatibility
issue. I do apologize for any inconvenience."

So at least I know it's recognized and will be fixed.


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Alben;4313713 Wrote: <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> It seems that I'm not the only one who had the Windows Sidebar no
> longer
> working after installing the new release of Internet Explorer. After
> spending a lot of time trying to find a solution, here is the way I
> have
> solve the problem. Now the sidebar is just working fine. Enjoy!
>
> Answer
>
> This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
> system. To fix the problem, use the following steps:
>
> * 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.
>
> 'Gadgets in the Windows Vista Sidebar are not displayed correctly'<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

I tried the suggested solution. All 3 registations were successful, but
still the sidebar pix have a nasty white border and the clock has
stopped. Do you have any further ideas?


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