Author Topic: App Launcher not working after running Tweaking Utility (Read 28655 times)

ap1756 · « **on:** March 03, 2014, 03:08:45 pm »

My applauncher, the only gadget I use from the 8gadget pack was running fine on Win 8 Pro x86 but some setting is not allowing installation of sidebar files.

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:10:37 pm »

Do you get any type of error message when you try to install it?

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:22:15 pm »

Empty gadget -just-the-background and a momentary error "stopped installation of sidebar files." I tried to find the error in the app event viewer, no luck.

Shane · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:28:29 pm »

And when you tried to install it you right clicked on it and choose run as administrator correct?

What is the link to the program and I will check it out and see if I can find where it is wanting to install the files to

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:45:19 pm »

It did not give me the option of installing it as Admin.

ap1756 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:48:53 pm »

Running it as admin makes no difference

ap1756 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2014, 03:53:55 pm »

App is in Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe

Shane · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:26:54 pm »

I forgot I have that same run running on my system as well

Close the sidebar.exe and then go to the exe itself and right click on it and choose run as administrator and let me know if that helps.

Also make sure the gadgets are in that folder as well

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:35:00 pm »

No change. This is what I get trying to run gadget.exe as admin:

Shane · « **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:36:56 pm »

If you click on the add gadget, have it add some more and see if any of those work and let me know

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:39:30 pm »

It all goes to the blank background, does not add anything

Shane · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:43:26 pm »

Post a screen shot of the contents in the folder C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets

And also tell me the size of the folder.

Shane

Shane · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2014, 04:47:59 pm »

Also I checked on my system and in order to get my added sidebar gadgets I had to install them into a different location under my profile

"C:\Users\Shane\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets"

Check your folder there and make sure your gadget is in there.

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 03, 2014, 05:21:28 pm »

I have installed under Users AND in Program Files. Is the double installation the problem?

ap1756 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 03, 2014, 05:22:31 pm »

and TWO settings.ini files!

Shane · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2014, 05:27:11 pm »

OK I double checked and I dont have your version installed, I installed the one from here
http://gadgetsrevived.com/download-sidebar/

Uninstall the one you have now (You may need to reboot before installing the new one) and see how the one I use works for you. I use it on my current Windows 8.1 system.

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:17:23 pm »

I uninstalled, rebooted and installed the version from your link --the same empty background, no gadgets. I hated the Win 8 tile deal so I installed StarDock START8 which gave my Start button back and the Win 7 desktop under Win 8. Is it possible that THAT is preventing the sidebar with the gadgets? On the other hand it was all working before I ran your cleaner...

Shane · « **Reply #17 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:21:42 pm »

My tool isn't a cleaner

It doesn't clean anything out of the system, it just run bat files to repair things in Windows, which 95% is in the registry.

For my start menu I tried stardock and found that it had performance issues. So I moved to classic shell and it has been perfect so far.
http://www.classicshell.net/

Of course on my system I also have the UAC disabled, and not just disabled in the control panel as that doesn't actually disable it in Windows 8, it just stops Windows from asking to allow which caused a lot of problems. So I used the reg key to disable the UAC totally, which means I cant use the app store which is fine since I dont. After that all my programs have ran great.

Do you have the UAC turned all the way down in the control panel? If so try turning it back to default. Then it will start asking you again for permissions instead of auto blocking and not asking.

From what I can tell it is like the sidebar doesnt have permissions to look at the gadget folder.

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:34:14 pm »

There is NOTHING in the appLauncher folder!

Shane · « **Reply #19 on:** March 03, 2014, 06:40:19 pm »

You uninstalled the other gadget pack.

What we need to do is start fresh. Uninstall what ever sidebar you have installed now.

Then delete (Or rename in case you need them later) the Windows Sidebar folder under program files and the sidebar folder under your profile. This way all folders and settings files are out of the way. Then install one of the sidebar programs fresh.

New folders will be made and settings file. Lets see how that does

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 03, 2014, 07:06:10 pm »

Uninstalled, no Win Sidebar folders, re-installed, it shown in control pnl but it looks the same, now I cannot get anything, no empty background, nothing happens when I try to execute sidebar.exe, there is no gadgets shortcut, nothing in the start menu...

Shane · « **Reply #21 on:** March 03, 2014, 07:10:27 pm »

You didnt tell me what you have the UAC set to.

The msi file needs admin rights to run, and you dont get a right click option to run it as administrator, so we have to make sure Windows is asking you to allow the mis to have admin rights.

So if you have the UAC turned all the way down then it wont ask you for permissions and will just block it. What is your UAC currently set at?

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 03, 2014, 07:12:36 pm »

UAC is set to medium

Shane · « **Reply #23 on:** March 03, 2014, 07:15:24 pm »

OK good

Now when you run the msi setup file does Windows come up and ask for permission to run it?

Shane

ap1756 · « **Reply #24 on:** March 03, 2014, 07:17:59 pm »

The downloaded zip deflated as an exe. I do not see an msi