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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2015-07-08T19:57:44+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.

Anders, did you even read my Post?? Who needs a Weather App to just moniter Weather??? The current Weather Gadget did just work fine before MS tried to delete its use! Also, this simple gadget can provide the User with Multiple views of different locations' weather with out doing anything and they are viewable anytime right from the main Screen, simple and efficient!! Also, you're assuming everyone will quickly upgrade to WIn 10 (just because its a free upgrade, maybe?) and that Win 10 will not be another Flop!? You can't make that assumption with any MS major update/upgrade (especially its OS!!!)!!

I don't have to stop complaining here and I won't, as this is where you do need to complain unless you are a retired MS jockie who thinks MS is perfect! I don't have an Apple, but it has a much better track record than MS, unless you have been hiding under a rock?? I think you can now stop posting your work around on how to fix the Weather Gadget partically, as you're posted it a zillion times! But if you have any additional info on how to fix it back to where it will search using City and State data then Post that instead!! Maybe you can talk to some of the so-called experts at MS you may know and try to get them to reverse this crazy thing they did to disable all gadgets without anyones permission, and for no good or valid reason!!!

Yes, I don't trust MS, because it does things like this, ie, disables everyones' Win 7 Gadgets on its own without giving the User a choice for a frivious made-up reason!! Also, because of all the other problems (included in my Post) MS causes whenever it issues a completely New OS just to make money on its OS software, when it could have just issued Free updates and accomplished the same thing! Just like all the other OS software in the world is handled!
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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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