SIDEBAR.EXE MISSING

Question

I HAVE READ ALL THE POSTS AND IT SAID TO USE THE TASK MANAGER AND GO TO

"PROCESS TAB" AND FIND THE FILE SIDEBAR.EXE AND ITS GONE! SOME HOW THE

THE SIDE BAR GOT SHUT DOWN AND WE CAN NOT OPEN IT.I NHAVE TRIED UNCHECKING

THE BOX AND REBOOTING AND ALL THE OTHER BLOG TIPS.. HELP

Answer 1

Hi JMQ17,

Jeremy M is right...it ought to be reachable from there.  If it isn't, you might need to re-register some necessary dll files. 

Try this:

1. Click Start
2. Type "CMD" without the quotes
3. Right click cmd.exe and select 'Run as Administrator'
4. In the command prompt the pops up, type the following:

Regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"

Regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

Regsvr32 atl.dll

Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"

Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

5. Reboot the computer. 

See if this brings back your sidebar.

I hope this helps!

Dru

Answer 2

All commands done successfully and it works......But still Gadgets are not displaying ....I am only able to see the (+) and (!) sign when I select any Gadgets....Any help?

Answer 3

these worked for me.  Thanks!

Answer 4

I tried doing the steps that were provided, and it's still not working.

C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe cannot be found

Going into the command prompt only tell me that Regsvr32 -u "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll failed to load.  Check the binary is stored...

What can I do?

Answer 5

JMQ17

Sidebar should be reached from control panel (windows sidebar at the bottom)- you cannot?

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Thanks Jeremy M - Support Engineer