"bahl85" <bahl85.3q9sjd@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> Yes, I've done that as well. It does the first step, it just wont do the
> others.
>
> I think they could be missing? When I open the sidebar folder in my
> program files, it is empty really. I don't know where the files went?
>
>
> --[/color]


Odd. A "System Restore" may be the quickest way to resolve it, if you have
that option available.

Otherwise you may find the files in subfolders of 'C:\Windows\winsxs\',
which you could try copying to the Program Files folder (copy the newest
versions), notably ....

C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-sidebar_........
C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-live-services_.......
[ C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-sidebar.resources_..... ]

The Windows Sidebar folder should contain these files .....

"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\settings.ini"
"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe"
"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

and these subfolders......

"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\en-US"
"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets"
"C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Shared Gadgets"

--
Jon