I feel like I have tried everything. SYS INFO: OS - Win2k3 SP2 MEM - 2GB CPU - 3.2Ghz Intel BROWSER: IE7 MEdIA PLAYER: v11 PROBLEM: I get the error shown in the picture attached to this post. PROCEDURE: 1) Installed 2005 C++ Redistributable 2) Installed Alkys. For Win2k3 Server. Downloaded the newest one from the website. 3) Rebooted 4) Installed Windows Sidebar by right clicking and clicking install on sidebar.inf 5) Rebooted 6) Put atl.dll from a Windows XP SP3 machine into the Windows Sidebar installation directory. atl.dll is version = 3.5.2284.1 7) Deleted sbdrop.dll.manifest, sidebar.exe.manifest & wlsrvc.dll.manifest 8) Right clicked sbdrop.dll, wlsrvc.dll & clicked on Patch Vista Library then right clicked sidebar.exe and clicked on Patch and run Vista Library. - Windows Sidebar did not appear when I choose Patch and run vista library on sidebar.exe 9) Rebooted again. Windows Sidebar was installed as the admin user. RESULT: The error shown in the attached picture still appears. I really hope that someone using this forum can help me. I feel like I have tried what there is to try. Kind regards. Svenherlig.