Fix: Windows 7 Beta gadgets not working issue January 13, 2009
Posted by AskMike in Computers & Internet.Tags: beta, gadgets, UAC, unspecified error, Windows 7, Windows 7 beta, windows 7 beta gadgets issue, windows 7 beta gadgets problem
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After a fresh installed Windows 7 beta on my PC. I am quite happy with the overall performance and features presented by this beta.
However, it seemed Windows gadgets didn’t work. Right click on the desktop and select gadgets but nothing happened. I tried to download some gadgets but it said “unspecified error” when I tried to install gadgets.
First of all, I thought it was a bug so I reported it. However, I found the cause and fixed it.
It was the UAC – User Account Control, causing gadgets stop working. After installed Windows 7 beta, I naturally set the level of UAC to “Never notify”. Apparently it broke the gadgets. After restored the UAC back to default level or level 1. I am able to install and show gadgets on my desktop now.
Wired but worked, You will have to use default level at least level 1 for UAC to get the gadgets worked.
Windows 7 beta UAC setting
Yeah, I had that problem too
@Matthew, were you able to fix it by following my method?
No… Your “fix” did not work:
Does it require a reboot? UAC gets turned on only when I sell this computer.
Thanks Man ! It worked !!
worked for me too!!
I had heard that that was the fix for it, I know there is another work around but wanted to keep the install as clean as possible and not hack it too much (just yet)
although that would have been too easy!
I also tried setting UAC to level 1 re-boot, add gadgets, set UAC back to Level 0 and then re-boot no go
Cheers
@Andrew,
You will have to keep UAC at level 1 to be able to use gadgets!
Setting UAC back to level 0 will simply disable the gadgets at all again.
I turned UAC to level 1 and gave gadgets a quick run, but I am back to UAC level 0 now since I really don’t use gadgets that much.
Mike
thanks a lot!
it worked just fine
It works. Very nice, thanks, now i can see the currency again.
Whenever i tried to start gadgets in windows 7, i get the error message “Windows Desktop Gadgets has stopped working” A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. However, there has never been any solution for this problem, what to do?