Sidebar and gadgets in XP

Sidebar and gadgets in XP

• schmod54

  The Sidebar is only included with Windows Vista, and there is not a version available for earlier versions of Windows.

  Brian

  
  

• Mystagogue

  It would be nice if they would support gadgets on XP. If not, I'll end up having to use either Google or Yahoo.
  
  

• cedubose

  bigbadbubba wrote:

  It would be nice if they would support gadgets on XP. If not, I'll end up having to use either Google or Yahoo.

  
  If you've got a copy of Vista, you can already run Sidebar on XP with VAIO.
  
  

• jping

  <quote>

  There is no supported version for XP. The article is wrong.

  </quote>

  So Microsoft Posted incorrect statements regarding their software False advertizing... Hrmmm

  Very interesting.....

  
  

• JosephCRonk

  Microsoft is supposidly working on a Windows XP version of the sidebar (reports Paul Thurrott) but there is no official word yet.

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_xp_apps.asp

  
  
  

• yabansu

  OK,
  thanks
  

• JuKiM

  So, if there is no version for XP then why does the current Website
  
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/coding4fun/windows/productivity/article.aspx articleid=1055051
  
  indicate there is
  
  Notice this is an MSDN website.
  
  
  
  

• ChetanD

  bigbadbubba wrote:

  It would be nice if they would support gadgets on XP. If not, I'll end up having to use either Google or Yahoo.

  
  
  Personally, I'd prefer Microsoft to be cracking on with Sidebar v2 for Vista, there's so much they can do to improve it. XP SP2 may still be supported by Microsoft but I doubt they will waste their time releasing features for XP that are part of Vista's selling point.
  
  Andy
  
  
  

• Nightmare_BE

  It is possible to get the Vista sidebar to work in Xp but it is not supported by Microsoft. I have seen it working.
  
  

• Michael Rodrigues

  I'm using microsoft virtual pc 2007 on my XP machine to run Vista and test my gadgets. Why don't I just upgrade my XP machine I have my reasons...
  

• Zekske

  Never say never ;-)

  Microsoft originally stated that WPF (or Avalon as it was called then) was only going to be on Vista/Longhorn yet the first public preview only worked on XP in Winter 2004. I'm going to hold my breath for a little while longer.

  
  
  

• Jason D. Camp

  I have been using the Desktopsidebar from www.desktopsidebar.com for about a month. Running xp sp2. It's been great! Not as gadget capable as Googles desktop sidebar but plenty available on their site.
  

• Sassie

  tenorwoody85 wrote:

  Microsoft is supposidly working on a Windows XP version of the sidebar (reports Paul Thurrott) but there is no official word yet. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_xp_apps.asp

  I'm pretty sure you've got some old information there. Paul's article mentions alternatives to Sidebar that will work on XP, not that Sidebar will be coming to XP. There was speculation about a year ago that Sidebar might make it to XP but since then it seems pretty much decided that the port isn't happening.

  
  

• Peter McEvoy

  There is no supported version for XP. The article is wrong.

  
  
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