I'm having problems with the windows vista sidebar. It was working fine then suddenly it stopped working and I can't seem to view the gadgets properly. They appear either as a blank black or white box.

Any suggestions on how to fix this problem? Or maybe if there is a way to reinstall the sidebar?

Thanks

I figured out the problem. I needed to reinstall java..

Here is the screen shot..

What I ended up doing was calling the Microsoft help line. They first were confused to what the problem could be.. Then they worked it out to be a couple of missing dll files. One of them was Java. I don't remember now what the other dll file was, but the guy at Microsoft said that this was a problem that they hadn't come across before, and that he planned on posting it on their website for Vista in the FAQ section.. So maybe try searching the Microsoft site and see if anything comes up for that problem..

Hope you get it fixed, I know I was pretty annoyed with it... It seemed to happen after I installed new programs. One of them was Nero...

Brenza..

hi i have the same problem, and i tried to reinstall java, but it still remains, what files do i need to update or can i reinstall sidebar without having to reinstall vista???

Ive had the same exact problem for over a month now, I tried reinstalling java 3 or 4 times, still nothing

Great, you can mark this solved then.