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
    2015-04-08T12:21:22+00:00

    Why does the gadget keep trying to connect to gadgets.live.com every minute?

    That can't be good...

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-08T08:41:31+00:00

    There is avery simple solution

    Download and extract the Following zip file

    after that use only once "hava_durumu_tamir.exe"

    that is all if it doesn't work use Msn gatget

    <Removed due to Microsoft COC>

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-06T20:06:42+00:00

    Thanks Scott Albrecht

    I have both problems with the weather gadget with the NY location showing up this weekend April 5, 2015.  Looking up the AOL weather location and inserting it in the Windows Sidebar system.ini file and saving it fixed the gadget for now.  Clearly Microsoft wants the Gadgets gone but they are integral part of my Windows 7 desktop and I have spent hours trying to keep them working.

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