Weather gadget not working- Cannot connect to service

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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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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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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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Anonymous

2015-02-15T13:12:52+00:00

Thank youuuuuuu... it workedddd ....
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2015-02-15T11:24:15+00:00

Cheers davidj11 & AndersWillhelmsson - now seem to recall it was after accepting a new software update, mine, too, threw a wobbly.

It's stoopid - but i too, share so much "glee" just because i see that little app is working on my desktop (Wordy Birdy) - it's like a little friend always there when you switch on (who you ignore most of the time ;) ) - and an absolute irritant, when it says Cannot connect to service.

Maybe it's an age thing for me, but don't like it that something i've always enjoyed, just because it has stopped working, i should go and search elsewhere for another weather app (Various onwards).

MS - let me decide my level of risk, as you do 'which software updates to accept': you are not my mother!; If MS gadgets are being targeted, who's to say other Windows weather apps won't be open to the same security risks (AndersWillhelmsson)

Glad we're getting there (TimTheToolMan_74)

We love our weather apps. Long live the weather app.

^_^
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Anonymous

2015-02-15T10:15:23+00:00

after running windows updates yesterday this weather gadget has stopped showing info again & back to saying "cannot connect to service" seems that Microsoft the sods are intent on disabling this gadget from going live to get the info to work , was said they did it for security as it suposidly leaves systems vunerable so I now question is it really a risk having this running or is it safer left disabled & I think I seen someone mention other weather app/swidgets, 1 of which accuweather, can anyone advise is these are safe to use if they also leave system vunerable, don't know what to do for best weather to keep fixing this Microsoft 1 or try another or do without, any advice welcome
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