What happened to Windows 7 sidebar

[kiwi_2005]

I know it ain't important but I wanted to check it out anyway. Windows sidebar is in program files folder but when loading it nothing happens. Can add gadgets to desktop just no sidebar?

[Castout]

Yes there's no sidebar in 7 now. Basically 7 gives you the freedom to put gadget anywhere you like.





There's downside to this that sometimes files downloaded or moved to desktop would be under these gadgets. It's rather annoying.

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Castout

Yes there's no sidebar in 7 now. Basically 7 gives you the freedom to put gadget anywhere you like.

Is that your desktop Castout?
Your GPU running at 49C? You have added cooling in there?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by Castout

There's downside to this that sometimes files downloaded or moved to desktop would be under these gadgets. It's rather annoying.

Hence, I have my gadgets to the right and shortcuts to the left.

[McBeck]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Hence, I have my gadgets to the right and shortcuts to the left.

Clever ferret

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Castout

Yes there's no sidebar in 7 now. Basically 7 gives you the freedom to put gadget anywhere you like.

There's downside to this that sometimes files downloaded or moved to desktop would be under these gadgets. It's rather annoying.

I kinda liked having a sidebar - vista sidebar then google sidebar for XP. MS leaves it out for 7 must a thought no owners of 7 will bother using it. Might see if google sidebar works for Win 7 64bit.

[panosrxo]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

I kinda liked having a sidebar - vista sidebar then google sidebar for XP. MS leaves it out for 7 must a thought no owners of 7 will bother using it. Might see if google sidebar works for Win 7 64bit.

Check this widget:
http://www.htchome.org/en/
It's pretty nice and it doesn't need windows or google sidebars.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Is that your desktop Castout?
Your GPU running at 49C? You have added cooling in there?

Yes that's my desktop

No I don't have added cooling in there. Is it rather high?

As I type this it is at 48 degree. That is in Celcius.

Originally Posted by Dowly

Hence, I have my gadgets to the right and shortcuts to the left.

Kind of make the point of not having sidebar pointless don't you think?

I did that too before and the files still get placed under the gadgets. I tell you it's a conspiracy

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

I kinda liked having a sidebar - vista sidebar then google sidebar for XP. MS leaves it out for 7 must a thought no owners of 7 will bother using it. Might see if google sidebar works for Win 7 64bit.

Yea I too was surprised when I found out there is no sidebar for 7. It wouldn't be missed if the files would stop getting placed under these gadgets.

[CCIP]

49 is pretty normal and even low for a GPU. My current one runs at 42 when idle, low 60s when gaming

[Castout]

It's 45 if I just started the PC .


Umm I may add additional cooling when I get my 460 and the new PSU. Preferably a passive one. Nothing fancy though. I'd like the temperature to stay as low as possible to preserve the component lifetime. Not sure what to buy never bought additional cooling before.