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cogsinister
Jan 14, 2009, 07:22 PM
Is this feature working for anyone...?

If i try to set them up nothing happens......

Any ideas ?


MacReloaded
Jan 14, 2009, 07:26 PM
Is this feature working for anyone...?

If i try to set them up nothing happens......

Any ideas ?

Is UAC turned off?
cogsinister
Jan 14, 2009, 07:34 PM
Is UAC turned off?

Erm, not sure, whats UAC ?
thejadedmonkey
Jan 14, 2009, 07:37 PM
It's the thing that made the screen go black in vista and asked you if you wanted to do something "Allow" or "Deny".

In Windows 7, it just warns you a lot, if you're doing crazy stuff.
cogsinister
Jan 14, 2009, 07:38 PM
It's the thing that made the screen go black in vista and asked you if you wanted to do something "Allow" or "Deny".

In Windows 7, it just warns you a lot, if you're doing crazy stuff.

Yes i have turned that off.........
Quillz
Jan 14, 2009, 08:43 PM
I'd actually recommend you don't turn UAC off. (Although in Windows 7, it's actually always on, you can just put it into "silent" mode.)

Anyway, I've found that a lot of people choose to hide desktop icons, and if you do that, the gadgets won't show up. This is a bug, I'm assuming. So try that.
stainlessliquid
Jan 14, 2009, 09:00 PM
Gadgets are not working when UAC is turned off
Quillz
Jan 14, 2009, 09:08 PM
Gadgets are not working when UAC is turned off
They should be. It's most likely a bug. Use the "Send feedback" links and tell Microsoft.
cogsinister
Jan 14, 2009, 10:49 PM
Turning on UAC made the gadget work, how odd.....................
Quillz
Jan 15, 2009, 12:48 AM
Turning on UAC made the gadget work, how odd.....................
That is odd. That's why you should use that "Send feedback" menu and tell Microsoft. You should be able to see gadgets regardless of your UAC settings. It would appear to be a bug.
MacBook08
Jan 15, 2009, 12:53 AM
Gadgets work fine for me. It's nice they got rid of the sidebar. Whether User Account Control is on or off, the gadgets feature should not be affected.
Quillz
Jan 15, 2009, 12:54 AM
Gadgets work fine for me. It's nice they got rid of the sidebar. Whether User Account Control is on or off, the gadgets feature should not be affected.
Actually, the sidebar is still more or less there. If you double-click on any gadget within the gallery, it will automatically align itself to the far right corner. Likewise, you can drag gadgets already on the desktop over to the right side and they will lock into a grid.
MacBook08
Jan 15, 2009, 12:59 AM
Actually, the sidebar is still more or less there. If you double-click on any gadget within the gallery, it will automatically align itself to the far right corner. Likewise, you can drag gadgets already on the desktop over to the right side and they will lock into a grid.

That's true but I do enjoy the new freedom.
cogsinister
Jan 15, 2009, 06:18 AM
That is odd. That's why you should use that "Send feedback" menu and tell Microsoft. You should be able to see gadgets regardless of your UAC settings. It would appear to be a bug.

I intend to............its a beta testers duty :)
FX120
Jan 15, 2009, 01:23 PM
That's true but I do enjoy the new freedom.

It's not new from Vista...
sharp65
Jan 15, 2009, 01:24 PM
Gadgets run in protected mode, hence turning off UAC disables gadgets.
ljay
Jan 15, 2009, 03:45 PM
If you'd like to use gadgets there is an article on my digital life website that let's you enable them when you have UAC off.

link :http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/30/fix-gadgets-not-working-or-showing-when-uac-is-set-to-not-notify-or-disabled-in-windows-7-beta/