How to Install a Windows 7 or Windows Vista Gadget
The compartmentalized nature of gadgets for these older operating systems makes running new gadgets a breeze.
More Help With Windows Gadgets
If you remove a gadget from the desktop, it’s still available to Windows, it’s just not installed on the desktop. In other words, the gadget is still on your computer like any other program, but there just isn’t a shortcut to it on the desktop. Microsoft used to catalog and host Windows gadgets. Today, you’ll find most of them on software download sites and on the websites of gadget developers. Most Windows gadgets are created by developers who do not meet Microsoft’s identify verification requirements, but this situation doesn’t necessarily mean that there is any security concern. To add a previously installed gadget back to the Windows desktop, right-click or tap-and-hold anywhere on the desktop, and select Gadgets (Windows 7) or Add Gadgets (Windows Vista). A window shows all available Windows gadgets.
