Unable to view gadgets on Windows Vista Sidebar

This article describe the troubleshooting steps when we are unable to view gadgets on Windows Vista Sidebar and if we add a gadget to the Sidebar, the Sidebar displays blank box or empty area around the gadget.

Follow the steps below

1. Right click on the Gadget and click on remove/delete.
2. Click Start, type CMD.
3. Right click on CMD and then click on Run as Administrator.
4. Type the following commands press enter after each command.
   
   • regsvr32 -u sbdrop.dll
   • regsvr32 -u wlsrvc.dll
   • regsvr32 atl.dll
   • regsvr32 sbdrop.dll
   • regsvr32 wlsrvc.dll
   • regsvr32 scrrun.dll
   • regsvr32 jscript.dll *
   • regsvr32 msxml3.dll
   • regsvr32 vbscript.dll *

5. Restart the computer.

6. Add gadgets to the sidebar.