Windows Vista Broken Gadgets

- First of all, if you have the Sidebar running, close it and exit the program.

1. type cmd in the Start menu's white (Start Search) line and right click cmd (at top) and click Run as administrator.

2. In the command prompt, type regsvr32 msxml3.dll and press Enter

3. Click OK

4. In the command prompt, type regsvr32 scrrun.dll and press Enter.

5. Click OK

6. In the command prompt, type regsvr32 jscript.dll and press Enter.

7. Click OK

8. In the command prompt
, type regsvr32 msxml4.dll and press Enter

9. Click OK

10. In the command prompt, type regsvr32 msxml6.dll and press Enter

11. Click OK

12. Reset Internet Explorer
to its original settings.

13. If you are using aero, deactivate it.

14. Reboot your computer


15. Reactivate aero.

Your sidebar should be working fine now.

Windows Vista Black Screen Flashing Cursor

Many things can cause this issue,the first thing to try is repair the MBR or Master Boot Record.

How to Repair or Fix a broken Vista MBR:

To Restore Vista MBR, please use the following simple solution.

1. Start your computer from the Windows Vista Installation DVD
2. Press a key when prompted to continue
3. Choose your language, time, keyboard and click Next:

Select language and preferences
4. Next, click "Repair your Computer":

Repair your computer
5. Now, from the System Recovery Options dialog, select the "Operating System" you want to repair, then click Next:

System recovery options, choosing your Operating system
6. From the "Choose a Recovery Tool" dialog menu, select "Command Prompt":

Recovery Tool Command Prompt
7. Type the following into the "Command Prompt Window":

bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /fixboot

8. Remove the Vista Installation DVD and restart your PC.

If all goes well, this process should have enabled you to restore your Vista MBR and you should now be able to boot back into your Windows OS.