Weather gadget not working- Cannot connect to service

Anonymous
2013-01-14T14:07:43+00:00

original title: Weather gadget not working !!

I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 - bit and my weather gadget is not working, it is displaying a message "Cannot connect to service .

I have also tried by turning off firewall and antivirus but it still don't works for me .

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Anonymous
2013-01-15T09:19:57+00:00

Update:

Microsoft has DISABLED the weather and currency gadgets via a recent Security Update, due to concerns over the vulnerability associated with these gadgets running on your computer. You can read more about it here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2719662 . Adjusting your computer's settings and all these other "suggestions" people are making, will NOT work. The function has been REMOVED from the operating system. It has also been removed from the Windows 8 operating system. There are "theorists" that either agree that there is a security issue within the gadgets or Microsoft just does not want to support gadgets (usually third party software) and thus, has disabled them in Windows 7 and eliminated them in Windows 8.

Thanks to DaveNYC for the Info. Spread the word because many people are facing this problem just like you.

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Anonymous
2015-05-29T15:03:04+00:00

To all having this problem, the following worked for me:

After eading all kind of solutions, I changed the config.xml file according instructions and then I got connected but only to my own location (in my case Amsterdam). Tried everything else, no results, till I only give the exact zip code for the place I like to see the weather in the search menu and guess it worked, then I did the same on my computer in Greece (via teamviewer) and there it worked as well.

I hope it will help you as good as it did for me.

Ron

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-29T03:17:54+00:00

    Here how you fix this issue:

    Go to "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Services\Cache", open "Config.xml" (RMB -> Edit) and save it (File -> Save) without doing any changes. After 10-20 seconds restart the gadget!

    The problem is that you have to do this every 3 days.

    What I did was to temporarily change the date on my computer to some time in the future;

    carry out the above edit and save so the new Config.xml file has the new date associated with it;

    change the date back to the correct date.

    This seems to be working beyond the 3 day limit.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-28T05:03:00+00:00

    Jusr rightclick the Desktop, chose Gadgets, drag the Weather Gadget into place, set it up, and that's it.

    Does not work!!!  It seems if the Weather Gadget cannot connect to the service it can't regenerate the Config.xml or the other folder I need, but I do have the settings.ini, and sidebar is working.

    Some how the copy and paste in my previous post got scrambled, so will [EDIT[ it with hopefully the correct folder and contents, thereof, I need.

    EDIT:  

    Thanks Francis30, for the link.  I now have a working Windows Weather Gadget.

    Now, I,ll try AnsersWhlhelmsson's suggestions to make it a permanent (at least until 2017) fix.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-27T19:42:09+00:00

    This is what Microsoft has to say about it.  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/gadgets

    Gadgets have been discontinued

    Gadgets are no longer available on our website because the Windows Sidebar platform in Windows 7 and Windows Vista has

    serious vulnerabilities. Microsoft has retired the feature in newer releases of Windows. Gadgets could be exploited to harm your computer, access your computer's files, show you objectionable content, or change their behavior at any time. An attacker could even use a gadget to take complete control of your PC. If you're concerned about the safety of gadgets you’ve downloaded,

    find out more about gadgets and steps you can take to protect your PC.

    Apps do more, and are more secure

    8.1 Start screen" class="embedObject" src="http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/2013-win81ga/4b35d1fb-6ab8-4f54-8062-34bd591fbc32_42.png">

    Windows 8.1 comes with lots of great apps built in. Free apps like Calendar, Weather, Messaging, and Photos power you through essential tasks and work together to make things easier. You can also get a huge variety of apps from the Windows Store for everything from games and language translators, to calculators and apps for battery and CPU. Some are even better versions of the Gadgets you know and love, like WeatherBug, and many of them are free.

    Discover more about apps for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1

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