Wednesday, December 15, 2010
How To: Fix “Windows Sidebar Is Managed By Your System Administrator” Error in Windows Vista Author: admin
When you try to open the Windows Sidebar in your Windows Vista computer system, sometimes you got the following error message, and the Sidebar does not open:
“Windows Sidebar is managed by your system administrator.”
If your Windows Vista is giving you this error and you are in fact the system administrator this fix may resolve the issue.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 1
This article helps you in troubleshooting the Sidebar runtime error.
Symptom:
When you try to use a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget, you get the following error message:
"A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line: <line number> Error: Unspecified error"
Cause for this:
This occurs when the gadget's code tries to set a gadget event to null. The events cannot be set to null.
Workaround:
You need to get into the gadget's .html file and assign a function to the Sidebar gadget event manually.
Type this code inside a <script> tag:
System.Gadget.ondock = myFunc;
System.Gadget.ondock = null;
This should take care of the problem.
When you try to use a Windows Vista Sidebar gadget, you get the following error message:
"A Runtime Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line: <line number> Error: Unspecified error"
Cause for this:
This occurs when the gadget's code tries to set a gadget event to null. The events cannot be set to null.
Workaround:
You need to get into the gadget's .html file and assign a function to the Sidebar gadget event manually.
Type this code inside a <script> tag:
System.Gadget.ondock = myFunc;
System.Gadget.ondock = null;
This should take care of the problem.
Have you come across the problem where some of the Gadgets that you added to the Sidebar/Desktop are not displayed correctly? For example, the clock gadget may be displayed as a black square containing only the "seconds" hand. Other gadgets may show up as white rectangles with an information (i) icon and a plus sign. The settings button next to the gadget does not work, but the x to close does.
Friday, December 10, 2010
The hal.dll file is a hidden file that is used by Windows XP to communicate with your computer's hardware. Hal.dll can become damaged, corrupted or deleted for a number of reasons and is usually brought to your attention by the "missing or corrupt hal.dll" error message.
Follow these easy steps to restore the damaged/corrupted or missing hal.dll file from the Windows XP CD using the Recovery Console.
Follow these easy steps to restore the damaged/corrupted or missing hal.dll file from the Windows XP CD using the Recovery Console.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Restoring hal.dll from the Windows XP CD usually takes less than 15 minutes
Here's How:
- Enter Windows XP Recovery Console.
- When you reach the command line prompt (detailed in Step 6 in the link above), type the following and then press Enter:
expand d:\i386\hal.dl_ c:\windows\system32
Using the expand command as shown above, d represents the drive letter assigned to the optical drive that your Windows XP CD is currently in. While this is most often d, your system could assign a different letter. Also, c:\windows represents the drive and folder that Windows XP is currently installed on. Again, this is most often the case but your system could be different.
- If you're prompted to overwrite the file, press Y.
- Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC.
Assuming that a missing or corrupt hal.dll file was your only issue, Windows XP should now start normally.
Friday, December 10, 2010 0
The NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files are important system files that are used by your computer to start the Windows XP operating system. These files can become damaged, corrupted or deleted for a number of reasons and are usually brought to your attention by the "NTLDR is Missing" error message.
Follow these easy steps to restore the damaged/corrupted or missing NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files from the Windows XP CD using the Recovery Console.
Follow these easy steps to restore the damaged/corrupted or missing NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files from the Windows XP CD using the Recovery Console.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Restoring the NTLDR and Ntdetect.com files from the Windows XP CD usually takes less than 15 minutes
Here's How:
- Enter Windows XP Recovery Console.
- When you reach the command prompt (detailed in Step 6 in the link above), type the following two commands, pressing Enter after each one:
copy d:\i386\ntldr c:\
In the command listed above, d represents the drive letter assigned to the optical drive that your Windows XP CD is currently in. While this is most often d, your system could assign a different letter. Also, c:\ represents the root folder of the partition that Windows XP is currently installed on. Again, this is most often the case but your system could be different.copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\ - If you're prompted to overwrite either of the two files, press Y.
- Take out the Windows XP CD, type exit and then press Enter to restart your PC.
Assuming that missing or corrupt versions of the NTLDR and/or Ntdetect.com files were your only issues, Windows XP should now start normally.
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