Problem When using the Finder, one or more of the following may apply: Your hard drive, or other entity no longer appears on the sidebar. You want to remove an item from the sidebar, such as iDisk. Solution With a Finder window open click Finder (in the top left), then Preferences. Click the Sidebar tab. From here you… Continue reading How to Add / Remove items from the Finder Sidebar
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Blank Calendar Gadget in Sidebar
Problem The calendar gadget in your sidebar is blank. There are no months or numbers displayed, only an orange square. Cause This can be due to a problem with a VB Script DLL or with an outdated version of Internet Explorer 9. Solution Open a Command Prompt as Administrator. Type the following and press Enter:… Continue reading Blank Calendar Gadget in Sidebar
Reinstall / Repair the Windows Vista Sidebar
For those encountering problems with the Vista Sidebar loading and gadgets disappearing: Open a Command Prompt as an Administrator. Enter these commands, pressing Enter after each line: Regsvr32 atl.dll Regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll” Regsvr32 “%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll”