Comments on: Exploring the Windows Vista Sidebar

By: mike r

mike r — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:22:40 +0000

sidebar issue on vista:

i undocked my gadgets from the sidebar.

it is set to transparent.

i have used the x to close one, but want to restore it.

cannot bring up the sidebar to restore my gadgets.

Chris — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:56:58 +0000

Worked like a dream!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks…

I know it is only a small thing but it really bugged me.

Chris

coz — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:55:18 +0000

You need to do this:

right click on a blank area of your desktop
click on personalize
click window color and appearance
choose windows aero as your color scheme

That should fix the problem as it will enable the transparency.

Kasia Grabowska — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:23:13 +0000

Try this:

right click on your sidebar, select properties, and make sure that the arrangement option: sidebar is always on top of other windows – is unchecked.

I played around with my sidebar and when I checked off that option my sidebar background went from translucent to opaque.

Hope this works! Let me know if it doesn’t!

Kasia

iDash — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:41:04 +0000

Hi Jean, I have this problem with a white sidebar tooooo!

Do you fix yours?

Jean Bowden — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:36:22 +0000

My problem is that my gadgets are shown on a white opaque background, rather than a translucent background. Can you help?