Sidebar wont open

[paulm]

Give this script a try; RestoreSideBar, download it here:

http://www.paulsxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=158

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"LovelyRikku2" <LovelyRikku2.3yydbc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, I have had vista for about 2 years now and with a recent set of
> updates a few things stopped working, I've fixed all but one and am
> stumped.
>
> my Vista sidebar won't open no matter what I try to do to it. the
> updates I installed were:
> [Windows Defender update - *KB915597* (definition 1.65.957.0)]
> [Vista Service Pack 2 - *KB948465*]
>
> they were installed on [9/21/2009] at [9:04am and 9:11am]
>
> I'm running Vista Ultimate 32bit on a Sager 9260 laptop.
>
> After these 2 update the windows sidebar will no longer start.
> -It is still set to open when starting windows
> -It is *not* in the task manager
> -It will not run when clicking the shortcut, using run>sidebar, or
> through the command prompt.
> -I have tried a variety of solutions presented to me on this and other
> forums including
> --java update
> --checking to verify that it is in the registry
> --and a few command prompt solutions
>
> None helped.
>
> I think the issue has something to do with the sbdrop.dll file
>
>
> searching for the sbdrop.dll in command prompt I found these entries
>
> C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS SIDEBAR\SBDROP.DLL
> C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINDOWS SIDEBAR\EN-US\SBDROP.DLL.MUI
> [/B]
> 4 VERSIONS OF THIS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS
>
> *C:\WINDOWS\SOFTWAREDISTRIBUTION\DOWNLOAD\7E...A0\X86_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-SIDEBAR_31...89\SBDROP.DLL.MUI
> *
> 2 VERSIONS OF THIS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS
>
> *C:\WINDOWS\WINSXS\X86_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-SIDERBAR.RESOURCE_31...47\SBDROP.DLL.MUI
> *
> 3 VERSIONS OF THIS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBERS
>
> C:\WINDOWS\WINSXS\X86_MICROSOFT-WINDOWS-SIDEBAR_31...02\SBDROP.DLL
>
> Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm now at a loss
> for what else I can do.
>
>
>
>
> *anywhere with ... is a long string in hexcode with some dots and
> underscores mixed in.
>
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[lovelyrikku2]

Dave - I actually started with a system restore, that is how I fixed
most of the other issues I had with the updates.

Paul - Thanks your script works well.


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"LovelyRikku2" <LovelyRikku2.3yzu3b@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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> Dave - I actually started with a system restore, that is how I fixed
> most of the other issues I had with the updates.
>
> Paul - Thanks your script works well.
>
>
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