Vista sidebar installation and configuration

Microsoft introduced the "Windows Sidebar" feature in Windows Vista, and the "Windows Sidebar" is a pane on the side of the Windows Vista desktop for organizing widgets. Users can easily customize the Windows sidebar and add a variety of favorite widgets to suit the needs of the user. They can capture and display information from the Internet, computer networks or computers, presenting you with the latest stock market news, weather tracking or hot news, as well as managing your daily routine, making appointments, taking care of various jobs, etc. It can be said that the practicality is very strong. Let's take a look at some of his application skills.

Introduction to Vista sidebar

As a "small trick" running on the Vista desktop, the Windows Sidebar has been introduced from the earliest Longhorn Beta to integrate a variety of beautifully designed desktops. Practical small program.

After the Windows Vista installation is complete, Sidebar is enabled by default. The default location is on the right side of the desktop, —— Of course, for users who are not big enough or have a low resolution, Sidebar will Take up valuable screen display areas. —— is slightly different in appearance from other parts of the desktop to make it easier to distinguish. To set and adjust the Sidebar accordingly, just right click on it and the Properties window will pop up. Here you can set whether to load the Sidebar when the system starts, and adjust the position of the Sidebar on the desktop. On the left side of the desktop and from the list to adjust the Gadgets displayed in the Sidebar.

To adjust the properties of the gadgets, you can move the mouse to the right part of the gadget, which will display the corresponding close button, option button, etc., while pressing the left mouse button in the blank space You can drag it to another location.

Click on the “+” button at the top of the sidebar to see all the gadgets installed in the system. At the bottom right of the page, you can see “Get more from the web. The link to get more gadgets online is automatically linked to Microsoft's Windows Vista Gadget repository, where you can choose other gadgets you need. You can also search for the corresponding gadgets from the Internet. Here is a Chinese gadgets download station, my sidebar.

Application Tips

1. How to open the Windows Sidebar in Vista

1) In Windows Vista, select Start ——>All Programs—— >Accessories——>Windows sidebar, you can open the Windows sidebar.

2), select "Classic View" in Windows Vista "Control Panel", and then select "Windows Sidebar" in the "Windows Sidebar"

2, how to install Windows Sidebar in Vista

1) Copy the Windows Sidebar directory to the C:\\Program Files directory.

2) Copy the Parts directory to the C:\\Users\\***** directory

3Run sidebar.exe

Note: C:\\=You Vista installation path

*****=User name in Vista

3. Install Vista sidebar on XP

Extract from Windows Vista The famous "Windows Sidebar" component comes out, because it is a real Windows Vista program instead of emulation, here is a brief introduction on how to install the sidebar in XP

Installation method:

1) The system must be equipped with Internet Explorer 7, otherwise the gadget will not work properly

2)Install "Sidebar_XP-Extras.exe" (required English font and Visual C++ 8.0 runtime)

3) Install "Sidebar_XP-Install.exe" (Windows sidebar main program)