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
    2015-03-02T00:57:54+00:00

    It is with great regret i have to announce i have just accepted a crucial windows updateUpdate for Windows 7 (KB3006137)

    Installation date: ‎01/‎03/‎2015 16:06

    Installation status: Successful

    Update type: Recommended

    Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.

    More inform ation:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3006137

    Help and Support:

    http://support.microsoft.com

    which has knocked out the newer version of Foreca/MSN Weather Gadget 2.0  :'(

    I'm now back to square one, so reopened my old Weather gadget from the Win7 Gadgets Folder, and following AndersWillhelmsson et al 's advice to refresh the Config.xml file when it goes wrong/

    or, as i now see, as per the above-my-post, latest update on the running saga.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-01T07:37:42+00:00

    What exactly works like a charm?  This is not your fault, but the way Microsoft handles all the replies.  They list the replies alone without the original suggested action.  I received your reply above but not what the reply was to. If you reply to this, I would appreciate your stating what you did to make it work.

    FEJ

    Frederick: Just CLICK the blue line that says something like:

    "In reply to sting251's post on March 6, 2013"

    on top of the post you're reading.

    And it'll fold out the text he is replying to.

    And for the Umpteens time:

    The ONLY thing everyone has to do, is to REsave the config.xml in:

    C:\Users*YourOwnWindowsName*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live\Services\Cache

    So that the Date get updated.

    And to simplify:

    This morning I simply changed the Date on the config.xml, to 2017, and then set the Attribute READ ONLY on the file, and it's still working ...

    A way to change date on a file, is to change the date in your computer, then RE-save the file, and then set the date back again to correct date.

    And to set Attribute just rightclick the file, chose Properties, and Click Read-Only, click OK.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-01T02:00:45+00:00

    What exactly works like a charm?  This is not your fault, but the way Microsoft handles all the replies.  They list the replies alone without the original suggested action.  I received your reply above but not what the reply was to. If you reply to this, I would appreciate your stating what you did to make it work.

    FEJ

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