Windows Sidebar Repair/Reinstall - MVP/MSFT Help needed

Ok a long time ago I posted about repairing my Sidebar in Vista, that was
messed up when I uninstalled a program and it uninstalled an old version of
java. My system restore didnt go back far enough and all everyone else had
to offer was make sure I had the latest version of Java.
I tried a bunch of stuff on my own and nothing worked and made it a little
worse. Well I deleted everything in the folder. Then I browsed into the
Install.wim on the Vista DVD and restored the C:\Program Files\Windows
Sidebar folder. Now I am back to the original problem - When I run the
sidebar.exe (whether from shortcut or running the .exe or running it as
admin), it does nothing. It doesnt give any error boxes or show up in the
process list or anything.
So I ran Process Monitor (I love sysinternals) and captured all the data
created when I attempt to start Sidebar. I tried to attach the data in a CSV
file or put it in txt format in this post but it wouldnt let me post it. Can
someone help me check out the data and see if they can tell why it isnt
running?

I can work with you on this problem. Could you send to my e-mail address all
the data captured by Process Monitor?

If anyone is interested, the problem has been resolved after following these
steps:

Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and
select "Run as administrator".

Type these commands one by one:

Regsvr32 atl.dll
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

The advice you give below doesn't seem to work for me.When I Click Start,
All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and select "Run as
administrator the root directory is still in c:\Users\Wilma. Should I change
directory to cd:\ first, then type the commands you set out below? I have
been trying all sors of things to replace my sidebar.This seems to be the
closest I' getting.
Look forward to any advice you can give me.

Thank you for the excellent advice. My sidebar was acting flaky with
gadgets appearing and disappearing seemingly at will. It seems to be
stable again, thank you.:D

[stach2424]

i seem to also have problems with my sidebar. I just got my computer back from a bad malware attack called anti-virus soft... and now my sidebar isn't functioning right. It says "service not available" for the stocks gadget and the Brociety gadget i have. how can i fix this problem? i am running on windows vista. and have all my virus/spyware/malware up to date.

[Xtream Mechine]

vista side bar working. But gadgets aren't view properly. Any Solution???

[kiddo121]

Originally Posted by Daniel Martín [MVP Windows]

I can work with you on this problem. Could you send to my e-mail address all
the data captured by Process Monitor?

If anyone is interested, the problem has been resolved after following these
steps:

Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and
select "Run as administrator".

Type these commands one by one:

Regsvr32 atl.dll
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

I just wanted to say thank-you i have been trying or 3months to get my sidebar working again and after following these steps and restarting my computer i finally have it back!
So Thanks again =)

[maksus]

Originally Posted by Daniel Martín [MVP Windows]

I can work with you on this problem. Could you send to my e-mail address all
the data captured by Process Monitor?

If anyone is interested, the problem has been resolved after following these
steps:

Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and
select "Run as administrator".

Type these commands one by one:

Regsvr32 atl.dll
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\sbdrop.dll"
Regsvr32 "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\wlsrvc.dll"

Dear Mr. D.Martin! I also tried to implement your kind advice. But in my case it did not help and also did not make harm. My problem is that standard gadgets "RSS News Headlines" and "Currency rates" do not work properly (it seems that they do not get information from outside). Sidebar for Windows Vista. Please, advise. Thanks in advance. Rgds.[/size]