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
    2015-08-26T05:38:08+00:00

    What I find strange about this, is that these comments and suggestions all date back to 2013.

    BTW, I have every update MS has issued, so that is not causing the problem.

    I cannot thank you enough for this confirmation. The update hypothesis makes no sense in any respect.

    1. The cause for the weather gadget failure has been identified as the removal of an online configuration file. If you've been given a sufficient explanation, why try to find a second one?
    2. The cause for the current issue is the same as for its moderate March 2013 predecessor. Has there been an update in March 2013 to take a temporary, restricted effect of about 3 days - to return in 2015 with a permanent, universal impact?
    3. While one "update" disables the gadget with a tolerance of half a year and more, the other one disables the location search for all users simultaneously.
    4. Nobody in the world up to this day has been able to identify the malicious "update" - and nobody will.
    5. The "update" is able to manipulate config.xml every few days even if you didn't install any at the time - or didn't install any ever.
    6. The "update" does maliciously keep config.xml from being generated on every fresh install of Windows 7.
    7. The "update" doesn't take effect at the time it's installed (patch day). It waits for days or weeks to surprisingly start going after nothing but a legitimate part of the Windows installation.
    8. The "update" does distinguish between user accounts, if there are several present. They get affected by the "update" at random.
    9. The "update" is able to distinguish between a config.xml refreshed conventionally and one with date modified set to the future. While nothing will be altered on the conventional one, meaning it's going to expire soon, the future one will be mysteriously set back to present to drive you crazy. The "update's" only aim is to counteract your attempts of making the gadget work again.
    10. The "update" even strikes if you stop using Windows Update now, have stopped using it half a year ago, have never used it at all or uninstall all updates in question since January.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-24T17:36:55+00:00

    Of course not, I have found the easiest solution by myself and it's always better to be served by yourself ...

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-24T11:40:37+00:00

    Valdek didn't fail because he used my file, but because he didn't, and you did your best to keep him from getting anywhere on this thread in the first place.

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