In 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the 64-bit Mode of Windows Sidebar auto-starts by default. That means the Sidebar Gadgets (Desktop Gadgets) that use Silverlight, do not run, as 64-bit edition of Silverlight isn’t available yet. For example, take the case of BBC News Gadget when run in Sidebar 64-bit Mode, indicates that it requires Microsoft Silverlight even though Silverlight is already installed.
This is one reason you may want to use the 32-bit Mode of Sidebar.
Running 32-bit Windows Sidebar at Startup
Click Start, type Regedit.exe and press {ENTER}
Navigate to the following key:
Double-click Sidebar and change the value from:
C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
Restart Windows.
This should start the x86 (32-bit) mode of Sidebar.exe, which you can verify using Task Manager.
And the BBC News Gadget should now work!
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