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

2013-03-07T22:40:31+00:00

I tried copying and pasting those files and directories from files of an Acronis backup from several weeks ago when my Weather was working ... but it won't allow a copy or paste to the folders. Says 'currently in use' .. and I know sidebar.exe was not running.

Won't let me overwrite the files.

What now??

Try terminating "sidebar.exe" in task manager. Also, I would highly recommend to wait for Microsoft.

@MicrosoftHelps on Twitter said: @tyw7 Thank you for the update. This is a known issue and our team is working on it. Please check back to your post for updates. ^KE

https://twitter.com/MicrosoftHelps/status/309790216649052160

Edit: I have created a new thread, which I will keep up to date with responses from Microsoft. In an attempt to "consolidate" the threads, please post there.
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2013-03-07T22:10:28+00:00

I have the weather gadget broken on TWO PCs. No working copies for me. Perhaps your "working" is due to a cache? Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Cache and then reboot. That will clear all the cache and perhaps "break it."

I have contacted Microsoft today (March 7, 2013) and the tech support told me:

I see, well i think the best thing we can do as of the moment is to wait. Our software engineers are currently working on a resolution for this.

As of the moment unfortunately there hasn't been an update of a fix. Correct, this is a know issues and glitch with our system.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-winapps/weather-gadget-and-currency-gadget-not-work-in/e6f207aa-aeec-4d70-a694-fa763debadc6
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