Comments on: Disable Windows Sidebar in Vista

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:06:49 +0000

Will someone leave a useful comment to stop the virus wondows sidebar! I can not get this piece of crap to stop it always come back! Windows YOU SUCK THANK GOD THERE IS MAC!

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:59:41 +0000

Like another user, I have a laptop and when I click to disable and not start when windows starts, it still does it anyway the next time I boot. I can’t figure out how to ACTUALLY disable it for good.

By: Descry

Descry — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:45:52 +0000

I;m facing the same problem as erie…

I got this message ” Windows Sidebar has stopped working”.
( A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available )… How to fix it?? Or where can i download the original windows sidebar for vista not xp ??? thanx

By: erie

erie — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:35:10 +0000

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:00:15 +0000

Anyone know how to disable it for all users. If I use the method above the turns off for the current user but when someone else logs into the PC they get sidebar

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:39:55 +0000

I agree with Bruce.Even when I do what you said.It disappears on desktop but still somehow pushes some of my games so I can’t see the whole game on the screen. HELP

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:58:47 +0000

If you really need to keep Sidebar from running (on my system it would reset the “Start with windows” every time I changed power plans) follow the instructions below:

1. Take ownership of the \program files\Windows Sidebar folder (using the tool at http://www.google.com/url?sa=t.....WQt1HVy19A ).

2. Change your explorer view settings to show known file extensions (in windows explorer, hit “alt”, click “tools” menu, click “folder options”, click the “view” tab, and uncheck “hide extensions for known file types”).

3. Change the file extension on Sidebar.exe to .vir or .bk

4. Bask in the glory that is your computer sans Sidebar!

By: JR

JR — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:26:45 +0000

Though it was a toolbar taking a third of my needed viewing area, I am NOT Vista compatible nor intending to be (gonna take that offer of gratis “downgrade” ASAP) …the solution worked for me as well
Thanks geek guy!

I was kicked back though for a “spammy” word.
Spammy? Maybe the catsmile? Oh well.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:10:59 +0000

Thanks for the info: I had misguidedly installed Google all sorts to my machine which had taken it over and bloated it. Problem is it also completely took over my sidebar and then when I uninstalled Google it was gone.

About the gadgets I had running under Google – will they still be in there somewhere running away and grinding my machine to a standstill?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:38:19 +0000

Note, To re-enable the sidebar type SIDEBAR in RUN

Anyone with gadgets should be aware that even if you disable the sidebar from running when windows starts…the gadgets still start up even tho you cant see them so make sure you deleted the downloaded gadgets before you disable the sidebar….most people dont know this