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how to uninstall side bar gadgets i cannoot find it thru the control panel on programs and caracteris

Anonymous
2013-09-03T21:35:32+00:00

i am unable to uninstall de Windows gadget side bar . Went to control panel >uninstall o repair programs and i cannot find the program.Can you help ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-04T18:23:30+00:00

    The best option is to uninstall them in the gadgets menu. A right-click on the desktop and the selection of Gadgets opens that menu and un-install it from there.

    It can happen that a gadget cannot be uninstalled properly from the gadgets interface. Deleting the file in the gadgets directory is then an option to remove it from the operating system.

    These are the two locations

    System Wide:

     C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets or for 64-bit systems in the folders C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets and C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

    User Specific:

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

    Regards

    David

    reference: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/01/04/how-to-uninstall-gadgets-in-windows-7/

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-04T07:32:43+00:00

    Hi!

    Go here and run the Disable FixIt: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719662

    Cheers

    Julia

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