Vista Sidebar

[RAH48]

When I try to open a sidebar I am told that I need administrator access. I do have administrator access. Any suggestions?

[Beni40]

THere's a thread about this. I had the same problem and followed the instructions and it is not fixed.

Start -> Run, type "regedit" and go to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\Sidebar", right click on "turnoffsidebar", change 1 to 0.
Done!

Greetings from Sthlm
-B

[polinho]

Hey I tried (Start -> Run, type "regedit" and go to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Windows\Sidebar", right click on "turnoffsidebar", change 1 to 0. ) and it worked, the computer didn't ask me to have administrator access and the sidebar immediately started!!!

Thank you!!!

[Beni40]

Yesiree... the conspiracist in me wudd have thunk that Sony disabled it in favor of Google's Sidebar. At any event, I have informed Sony Center here in Sweden that it suck that they don't give correct guidance in this matter when customers (like I did) confronted them why in the bloody hell I don't have sysadmin rights to an app that I should have...

Thank gawd for user forums!

Peace Vaio Bros and sis

B to the power of N

[sandman_dreaming]

Just got my AR51SU and I had the same problem with the sidebar...used your registry fix and now the sidebar is back and working! many thanks for posting the fix!