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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Anonymous

2015-10-19T17:35:15+00:00

MSN Weather gadget 3.0 and 3.1 are out.

https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30361417-

May be OK, but the One I posted is like the Original and works fine and shows 4 days of forecasted Temps as well! Don't need to use so much Screen! Also, I downloaded your zip and the zip fails to open?? Keep trying, and it may work eventually?
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2015-10-19T16:50:23+00:00

MSN Weather gadget 3.0 and 3.1 are out.

https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30361417-
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2015-10-19T15:06:10+00:00

VZ and Others with the old Dysfunctional Weather Gadget:

I am providing a Link to a new updated/revised Weather Gadget to replace your old Weather Gadget file that now works perfectly with Zips or just the City and State info for searching for new locations to display the Weather! It appears to look almost like the old or original Weather Gadget, except for a few improvements and the first location displayed is Redmond WA? The new file or Version is also dated 1 May 2015! Just left click the file to install it and it will appear in your old Gadgets Folder and will look exactly the same as your old Weather Gadget, but appear to the right of it in the folder! Double click it to install on your screen as many times as you want different locations for Weather! You can keep or delete your old Weather Gadget in the Gadgets folder or on your Screen! Don't thank Microsoft, as they selfishly decided to not support a new Weather Gadget or any other Gadgets in Win Vista/Win7or8, or Win 10, as they declared Gadgets to be unsafe or subject to some unproven venerability?? Actually, it was because they were too cheap to continue to support it or revise it and wanted all Users to just Upgrade to Win 10! Enjoy your new now working Weather Gadget!! Located At: http://1drv.ms/1Rk7yXe for downloading!

MitchZZ
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