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
    2015-08-13T15:07:51+00:00

    The Federal government determined that all Gadgets are a security risk and were disabled from all DoD computers some time ago, so Microsoft may have concurred and removed security risk connections.

    WHY are you replying to a more than 2½ year old post: "In reply to Kousik Adhikary's post on January 15, 2013", that got nothing to do with the matter?

    Learn to Read - BEFORE you post, Thanx!

    There are solutions to this problem, READ the last 5-10 pages, Please.

    Or look here:

    ALL one has to do is:

    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, That's it.

    REEEAD BACK in the Thread, and learn HOW!

    Hi AndersW!

    Why do you keep spouting about your solution?  Are you trying to set a record in Posting this unneeded fix for Vista and most Win 7 OS??  It is you who needs to read back and see all your junk Posts over and over Blah! Blah! Blah!  LoL   If you have something new Post it but no more Blah! Blah! Blah!  Maybe you are a Robot?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T14:59:10+00:00

    Anders, your fix may work for Win 7, but is unneeded for Win Vista!!

    That's not true, Mitch. You're only right at the weather location search point, where the gadgets have started shuffling even between weather data providers. There is a current difference here between Vista and 7, but this may change as soon as tomorrow. It's not related to any update. Do a test install of Windows 7 RTM.

    As for Vista, again: If you have a working gadget left, there is a configuration file to be found under Temporary Internet Files, this time called config.xml as its equivalent in the other directory. You just have to create a new user account on that machine to create a non-working gadget.

    Regards, VZ

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T13:15:50+00:00

    The Federal government determined that all Gadgets are a security risk and were disabled from all DoD computers some time ago, so Microsoft may have concurred and removed security risk connections.

    WHY are you replying to a more than 2½ year old post: "In reply to Kousik Adhikary's post on January 15, 2013", that got nothing to do with the matter?

    Learn to Read - BEFORE you post, Thanx!

    There are solutions to this problem, READ the last 5-10 pages, Please.

    Or look here:

    ALL one has to do is:

    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, That's it.

    REEEAD BACK in the Thread, and learn HOW!

    AndersW and VZ,

    I agree with your reply to  Paul, Anders!  Paul, as the Federal Gov can ban anything it wants on its own Computers, but that doesn't apply to any other Computers or make Gadgets a security Risk!  In any Case, Gadgets pose NO security threat in my opinion and no one has proved or provided any evidence that they do!  Its all a part of MS deciding to not support any fixes to such remote potential vernabilities in Vista and WIn 7 and instead deciding to drop any support for Gadgets in Vista and Win7 and declaring that they will be replaced by newer Weather, etc, Apps in Win 10 ( Bad decision and support or a way to urge (force) you to Upgrade to Win 10?)!

    Now,  as far as Gadgets and the Weather Gadget goes, I have discovered that the Weather Gadget still works fine or perfect under Win Vista and it still lets you do searches for new locations by City and State or Zip codes!!  This is after all current MS Updates have been installed to the Vista OS!  Gadget basically works the same under Win Vista and Win 7, so this proves the Search Problem with the Weather gadget was introduced in Win 7 by one of MS' many Updates that come out in bunches every month?  VZ and maybe Anders  theory that the Weather Gadget Search problem could not be caused by one of MS Updates is just not true as Vista has proven this theory is wrong!  Exactly which MS Update caused the problem in Win 7 is very hard to determine, as there are so many, but in fact one did!!  If someone does find the culprit, please share!

    MS should fix the problem, but they have declared they won't do any more fixes for Vista or Win 7 Gadgets!  You're on your own!  Anders, your fix may work for Win 7, but is unneeded for Win Vista!!

    MitchZZ

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