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
    2015-07-08T08:40:11+00:00

    Anders, what are you talking about???  Gadgets that work may be enough reason to keep using  Win 7, just like many still use Win XP!

    Bottom line, you can't trust MS to do the right thing or make a new Bug Free OS until after many updates and Service packs!        

    1:  There will be ( Weather- ) Apps instead of Gadgets with Win10, so no problem there.

    2:  If you don't trust MS, then go for eg. Apple OS instead, and stop complaining here.

    Meanwhile:

    ALL one has to do, is to change the Date = Year, to like 2017, on the config.xml, and then set the config.xml to be Read-Only.

    The path in my system are:

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

    And when there, just:

    Change the Year on the config.xml to 2017

    and then set it as a Read-Only file, and that WILL

    make the Weather Gadget work again.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-07-08T08:08:51+00:00

    RE: "Well, just wait until July 29, only 21 days now ..., and this problem will be gone forever, since then we all (almost ...) can get Win10 for free, and these Gadgets will no longer be a problem at all."

    Anders, what are you talking about???  Gadgets that work may be enough reason to keep using  Win 7, just like many still use Win XP!  You know how MS puts out new OSs with millions of new Bugs and all drivers/Programs have to be updated before its close to being as good or Functional as the previous version, or Win 7!  Also, if it free, MS may not support it as well and the new version forces you to take all MS updates!  If its free, MS may start charging for any extras or new updates/changes to Win 10???  Bottom line, you can't trust MS to do the right thing or make a new Bug Free OS until after many updates and Service packs!  Wait about 11 Months at least to update and make sure to backup your old Win 7 OS when you do, as it probably won't transfer any of your current Apps or Programs!

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