With each CTP (Community Technology Preview) that Microsoft ships to its beta testers, new sidebar gadgets are introduced. Many software vendors are now developing sidebar gadgets that will display useful information from their apps without the need to run the applications in full screen. Media playing applications, Flights departures and landings, RSS readers and more.

Currently, the best place to check for these sidebar gadgets is Microsoft Sidebar gadgets website.

If you are trying to get the Windows Vista Sidebar to run on Windows XP, you will need to get the following files:

Download Part Pack (Modified and new ones) From this location

Download Fixed Run Gadget From this location

Download Fixed Slideshow Gadget From this location

Download Fixed RSS Gadget From this location

Download Italian Clock Gadget From this location

Download Chrome Clock Gadget From this location

Download WMP Beta Gadget From this location

Download Winamp Controller Gadget From this location

Download Grimmest Sidebar MOD From this location

Download Rusty Gadget MOD Pack From this location

Now you need to download the patch (created by Rafael & Zoronax), MFC71.dll and xmlrw.dll  (not every system requires those files). You then copy the sidebar to C:\Programs\WindowsSidebar. Copy MFC71.dll and xmlrw.dll into the WindowsSidebar folder, copy the parts either to Drive:\Programs\WindowsSidebar\Default Parts or to C:\Documents and Settings\User\Parts. Now Copy the Patch to the WindowsSidebar folder and execute it.

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