How to use gadgets in Windows XP

Posted Date: 24-Jun-2010		Category: Tools and Utilities
Author: D.Jeya Kumar(JK)	Member Level: Diamond
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This article explains how to add gadgets in Windows XP.

How to add a Gadget in Windows XP

As we know Gadget is available in Windows Vista, 7. Windows Gadget is similar like the widgets in Mac OS 10. So how can we use the gadget in XP?

Unfortunately Microsoft is not provided any sidebar for XP to show up gadget in XP machines. The sleek Windows Vista Sidebar is an integrated feature of Vista, Windows 7 and not available as a separate product. However there are some 3rd party sidebars available which looks similar like the windows 7 sidebar for gadgets

Thoosje's sidebar.

It looks similar to Vista sidebar Visit Thoosje's website to download the sidebar

Joshoon sidebar.

You can download from http://joshoon.deviantart.com/
It uses Alky Framework that can be downloaded from
http://alkyproject.blogspot.com/

More Gadgets can be downloaded from
http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx?mkt=en-gb

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