One of those sidebars?

[Thelis]

Is it possible to get one of those sidebar thingys that show your system info, specs, etc for Vista? A lot of people used to have them for XP but I have yet to see one for Vista.

I'll post up a pic of what I mean later.

 

[freestyler105]

Just add more gadgets to the built in Sidebar...I think you mean something like these:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=6945a3ce-2c1e-4641-9032-0d237dc62815&bt=1&pl=1
http://gallery.live.com/liveitemdetail.aspx?li=f5b13626-b266-4334-b2e5-157bd66ca5af&pl=1&bt=1

Here's the whole list of gadgets:
http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?c=0&bt=1&pl=1

 

[Bahawolf1]

The sidebar comes with Vista, by default.
If you were in fact looking how to set it up in XP, read the following guide:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/12/05/install-and-create-vista-sidebar-in-windows-xp/

 

[TRDCorolla1]

I know of one, but it's not 100% Vista compatible yet. The performance viewer is the culprit and the developers are scrambling to get one out that is just for Vista.

 

[Thelis]

Just add more gadgets to the built in Sidebar...I think you mean something like these:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=6945a3ce-2c1e-4641-9032-0d237dc62815&bt=1&pl=1
http://gallery.live.com/liveitemdetail.aspx?li=f5b13626-b266-4334-b2e5-157bd66ca5af&pl=1&bt=1

Here's the whole list of gadgets:
http://gallery.live.com/results.aspx?c=0&bt=1&pl=1

I am currently using it, and thanks to you I found some good gadgets. My only problem is that it is an incredible memory hog, and I was wondering if there is any non-MS software that could be used.

I know of one, but it's not 100% Vista compatible yet. The performance viewer is the culprit and the developers are scrambling to get one out that is just for Vista.

Sweet! Can you give a link?

 

[TRDCorolla1]

www.desktopsidebar.com

It does work with Vista, but the Performance Monitor are only partially supported. You'll see what I mean when you install it.

Otherwise, it's got the BEST features. Up to the minute news about computers, world news, etc., Calendar, TIme, weather, Messenger, etc. etc.

I emailed them and they got back to me saying they're working on a fix right now to get the Performance to work for Vista.