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
    2015-02-18T02:33:37+00:00

    the weather gadget is NOT  disabled lol....mine was having trouble connecting to service and I followed stings advice and now it is...so many are saying its been disabled and this is simply not true...I had it working on a laptop but it couldn't connect to the service on the desktop...I did the steps and within seconds it was working

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-18T01:55:13+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.

    Utter rubbish...the function has NOT  been removed and the suggestion made by sting does work as i have just performed them on 18/2/2015 and hey presto my weather gadget is now working...please do  NOT feed people false information and anyone who has this problem...if you follow sting251's instructions properly then you too will have a working gadget...what annoys me is the false information people supply just to get some attention. Microsoft has NOT STOPPED supporting his gadget and it HAS NOT BEEN TURNED OFF...KOUSIK IS WRONG and if you follow his advice then more fool you....stings instructions worked although his paths to the folders were not quite as accurate as i would have liked but after a little searching i found the files he was talking about on another machine....laptop i5....and those files worked on my desktop i7

    well done sting take a bow...kousik go stand in the corner with all the other add children :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-18T00:47:59+00:00

    is there any other weather gadget likes of accuweather etc that can be safely used that wont end up getting disabled by windows updates?

    I've been using this for five years. It still works and has never stopped working. (Win7 fully patched).

    Pro Weather Gadget

    http://win7gadgets.com/weather/pro_weather_gadget.html

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