For some reason the gadgets in windows 7 are not working properly. I can open the gadget gallery and select a gadget, but it doesn't show the entire thing. For example i select the clock, and all it shows is a black square with the red ticking hand frozen. Another example is the CPU meter. All it shows when i click on it is a little white square where the meter should be. I can still close the gadgets by way of the close button on each gadget though (the calendar doesn't appear at all). If anyone could help that would be great! i havnt tried anything..... plz tell me d steps of solvin dis problem... thanx..

Hi shubham, Use the Resolution mentioned here. Windows 7 Gadgets may not work or display properly Ramesh Srinivasan | The Winhelponline Blog Microsoft MVP, Windows Desktop Experience

thanx a lot ramesh 4 d reply..... but mysystem restore was also off... n no restore point was present... sir, 1 thing more.... i hav created another user in which the widgets are working properly.. waiting 4 ur reply sir..

Hi, First, I would like to confirm that if you have use the Fix It tool in the KB article which Ramesh Srinivasan provided. This issue also can be caused by some third party programs which blocked the Windows Gadgets. Please go to temporarily disable the third party security programs and boot in Clean Boot to test it. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, As you have found the root cause of the issue, I suggest checking this 2 services and if they are the third party security programs related, please contact the manufacturer’s support to configure the settings. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

thanx sabrina n thanx ramesh 4 solvin d problem..... anywys sabrina jst wanted 2 ask 1 thing more... do i hav 2 enable all d services or leave it as it is...