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Old September 22nd 06, 02:44 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Keeep Out
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Default Sidebar Gadgets

What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i selected
notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program GADGET
programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i cant
install them.
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Old October 6th 06, 04:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
Hugh Jass
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Default Sidebar Gadgets

Well, that is the program that starts the sidebar. Don't know what else to
tell ya. What is the file extension of the file you are trying to open?


"Keeep Out" wrote in message
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"Hugh Jass" wrote:

Look for "sidebar.exe"


"Keeep Out" Keeep wrote in message
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What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
selected
notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program
GADGET
programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i
cant
install them.


It wont open with that


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Old November 3rd 06, 05:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
webdood
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Default Sidebar Gadgets

Save the below snippet into a .reg file and then double-click on it. it will
restore the file association required to cause Sadebar open/install .gadget
extensions.

-shannon norrell

- - - Cut and Paste START - - -

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget]
@="Windows.Part"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Gadget\shellex\open\DropTarget]
"CLSID"="{6B9228DA-9C15-419e-856C-19E768A13BDC}"

- - - Cut and Paste END - - -

"Hugh Jass" wrote:

Well, that is the program that starts the sidebar. Don't know what else to
tell ya. What is the file extension of the file you are trying to open?


"Keeep Out" wrote in message
...


"Hugh Jass" wrote:

Look for "sidebar.exe"


"Keeep Out" Keeep wrote in message
...
What do you open sidebar gadgets with under the open with option? i
selected
notepad by acident once so now I dont know what the default program
GADGET
programs open with. since i dont know what to open those files with i
cant
install them.

It wont open with that



 




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