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). UAC is turned on and i have rebooted the pc, same thing still happening. (It is Enterprise edition if that makes any difference). If anyone could help that would be great!

It sounds like your video card is not strong enough to handle all your graphics settings. If you lower your video settings you should be able to get it to work. Go into system properties. In the 'Advanced' tab, click on the performance button. Select 'Adjust for best performance'

Stop the sidebar.exe process. Use regedit and delete the key "." under [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\. ]. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproappcompat/thread/7db67ff2-22bd-4dca-8fa0-c233d0a8dd53"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Gadgets are HTML files that display with the help of Internet Explorer. To fix the issue: 1 - Type Internet into your Start menu, then choose the Internet Options link that appears. 2 - On the Security tab, click "Reset all zones to default" and then click OK. Try adding a new gadget to your desktop again. If this was helpful, please vote by clicking the green triangle. If it solves the issue, click Propose as Answer. Thanks!