Adding Gadgets To XP Sidebar

[reidyg]

Is there a way to install regular sidebar gadgets?

[reidyg]

Okay I figured it out. But a wifi gadget I downloaded keeps crashing Sidebar. Is ther anyway around this.

[ricktendo]

That is a known VAIO b2 bug, WiFi Gadgets cause a delay load error... You can use these gadgets edited by fmustang http://savefile.com/projects/808466979

[VastoLorde]

YES!!.. there is a way.. if you have the Windows SideBar 5744 or any other.. download a Gadget.. change the extension *.gadget to *.zip... then create a folder into your GADGETS folder of your SIDEBAR.. with the same name of the gadget example : if your gadget is CPU_Meter.zip... he folder will be CPU_Meter.gadget and uncompress it the *.zip content into this folder.. after this the gadget is ready to use it.. I hope it could help you..

[Fmustang76]

Check out the below forum thread. I have created a program that will extract gadgets automatically.

And for the "delay load" error you can check the same thread below for modified Wireless gadgets that do not cause that error.

Please leave any feedback whether either suggestion worked for you or not.

Thanks

To Auto extract Gadgets after Program Install:

1: Download a new gadget to your hard drive.

2: Double Click the new gadget to auto extract into the shared gadgets folder.

3: Open sidebar and gadget should be there in the Gadget Gallery.

http://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=485

Post #3

Fmustang76

Edited July 4, 2007 by Fmustang76

[Spiderman-3]

That is a known VAIO b2 bug, WiFi Gadgets cause a delay load error... You can use these gadgets edited by fmustang http://savefile.com/projects/808466979

Hi Rick,

it's not a VAIO Bug, the Sidebar.exe need a wlanutil.dll found in Vista System32

After I copied the dll from Vista to XP, the WiFi Gadgets don't cause a error.

Please add the wlanutil.dll into your Sidebar Installer.

Thanks

Greets

Spiderman-3

[ricktendo]

Rafael has fixed that in the next Alky (a.k.a. VAIO)

He made his own wlanutil.dll from scratch

[windowsguy]

i dont use the wifi gadget.. but still, its the fix is good for anyone who wants to use wifi gadget

[JurgenDoe]

Rafael has fixed that in the next Alky (a.k.a. VAIO)

He made his own wlanutil.dll from scratch

**** this guy must be really good....wish I could do half of them by myself :icon_rolleyes:

[Spiderman-3]

Rafael has fixed that in the next Alky (a.k.a. VAIO)

He made his own wlanutil.dll from scratch

Yes, with Alky the WLAN Gadgets works, also the "de-DE" Folder and the Weather is in German.

Thanks to Rafael and the Alky Team, good Work.

My Win XP Desktop:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/2418/xpdesktoppe8.jpg

Greets

Spiderman