Hi all I have used Win 7 since about mid 2012 I think it was One thing I liked was the gadgets on the desk top I had a cpu/ram meter , a large analogue clock and two weather gadgets, showing the local weather Yesterday I had an update from Windows, on start up this morning I also had an update to Avast (which I use the free version of) Before I installed the Avast update I noticed the gadgets had not loaded, thinking it just a glitch I installed and rebooted as instructed Found the gadgets the same, weather ones and cpu meter in siloette and no clock at all So I deleted them and tried to reinstall, to find a message gadgets have been discontinued as they are a security threat One post I found on MS states there has been a warning about using gadgets since *mid 2012* So firstly are others aware of this, and secondly are there other similar gadgets available that others use I had a look at firefox add ons but none really fitted the bill Secondly how come its taken all this time to be brought to my attention? I occasionally change the gadget and have never had a mention of a problem before now -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Looks like they paid someone well to identify this security threat... amongst others... http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/microsoft-pays-out-100000-to-hacker-who-exposed-windows-security-flaws-8871042.html On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all > > I have used Win 7 since about mid 2012 I think it was > > One thing I liked was the gadgets on the desk top > > I had a cpu/ram meter , a large analogue clock and two weather gadgets, > showing the local weather > > Yesterday I had an update from Windows, on start up this morning I also > had an update to Avast (which I use the free version of) > > Before I installed the Avast update I noticed the gadgets had not > loaded, thinking it just a glitch I installed and rebooted as instructed > > Found the gadgets the same, weather ones and cpu meter in siloette and > no clock at all > > So I deleted them and tried to reinstall, to find a message gadgets have > been discontinued as they are a security threat > > One post I found on MS states there has been a warning about using > gadgets since *mid 2012* > > So firstly are others aware of this, and secondly are there other > similar gadgets available that others use > > I had a look at firefox add ons but none really fitted the bill > > Secondly how come its taken all this time to be brought to my attention? > I occasionally change the gadget and have never had a mention of a > problem before now > > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Please refrain from posting commercial URLs and from discussing prices on the list. You can buy/sell for free on the Genealogical Materials lists. > > This list is for peer-to-peer support and discussion of computer problems incurred in genealogy research. Use caution when following any advice. > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COMPUTERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- -------- K. Ross kr5927@gmail.com