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
    2016-05-06T12:59:41+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.

    Kousik Adhikary,  You need to stop putting the above false Info in this thread as it is just totally missleading and false info! There is no security issue with the Weather gadget, just because MS says so or just doesn't want to keep supporting Win 7 & Gadgets!

    Microsoft has indeed tried to disable Weather Gadgets on the Win 7 OS, but there are updated Weather Gadgets that work fine and that have been Posted in this thread for downloading!  You just have to look for them and ignore all the doomsayers Posts in this thread!  Just keep looking back and you will find them in a Post that I and others have made!  This only applies to Win 7 or Vista or Win 8 Users, as MS has its own Apps for Sale for Win 10 for Weather that are pretty sad!   We all may be forced to Upgrade to Win 10 soon, if we want to get it for Free, but with the loss of a lot of User control!

    MitchZZ

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-06T08:12:06+00:00

    Updated Original Weather Gadget, 1 May 15 Version: http://1drv.ms/1Rk7yXe  Good!

    MitchZZ

    Hi,

    i looked for an "Original Weather Gadget" updated on 1.5.2015 through the whole wide web without any luck :((

    Would it be possible for you to reupload the file? Your cloud tells the file is not available any more.

    Thank you very much in advance.

    Jaro

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