Windows Vista Sidebar Won’t Open

October 25, 2007 at 2:56 am · Filed under General

Last night, I was trying to open the Windows Vista’s Sidebar to check a cool gadget. Unfortunately, after trying to open it several times by clicking on the icon in the Start menu, it won’t open. I tried rebooting my computer but still no luck. I’ve searched in the internet for solutions. I tried so many solutions until I found the solution below that worked for me. I’m pretty that there are people out there who encountered this problem too which sometimes results to reinstallation of Windows Vista.

Step by step to make the Windows Vista Sidebar open again:

1. Click “Command Prompt” found under “Start Menu->All Programs->Accessories”.
2. Type “cd \Program Files\Windows Sidebar” in the Prompt then press enter.
3. Type “regsvr32 -u sbdrop.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
4. Type “regsvr32 -u wlsrvc.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
5. Type “regsvr32 atl.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
6. Type “regsvr32 sbdrop.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
7. Type “regsvr32 wlsrvc.dll” in the Command Prompt then press enter.
8. Try to open Windows Vista Sidebar again.

I hope this solution helps people who are encountering the same problem.

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4 Comments »

  1. Personal Computers and Tech News » Windows Vista Sidebar won’t open said,

    October 25, 2007 @ 3:09 am

    [...] Wise Worm Blogs created an interesting post today on Windows Vista Sidebar won’t openHere’s a short outline Last night, I was trying to open the Windows Vista’s Sidebar to check a cool gadget … to reinstallation of Windows Vista. Step by step to make the Windows Vista Sidebar open again: 1. Click “ … Windows Sidebar” in the Command Prompt then press enter. 3. Type “regsvr32 -u sbdrop.dll” [...]

  2. Mrs Way said,

    February 15, 2008 @ 7:33 pm

    OMGOMG

    thank you so much!

    I’ve been driving myself insane trying to open the sidebar!

    thank you!!!!

  3. Bignick said,

    June 7, 2008 @ 4:17 pm

    Thanks a LOT mate, it helped me restore the problem i had as well :) nice job!

  4. Lethal said,

    June 9, 2008 @ 11:20 pm

    2 thumbs up, worked for me first try and got my sidebar back on track

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