You have a customer who makes extensive use of the Windows S

You have a customer who makes extensive use of the Windows Sidebar tool in Windows Vista to dock features such as Calendar, Contacts, and Stocks. He has upgraded his computer to Windows 7 and now can’t find the Sidebar. What do you tell him?

A. The Sidebar is present but hidden. Launch it from the Control Panel.

B. The Windows Vista Sidebar is present in Windows 7 as the Windows Gadget Platform.

C. The Windows Sidebar feature is absent from Windows 7 but can be added for a fee.

D. The Windows Sidebar feature was removed from Windows 7, and there is no replacement feature.

Solution

B. The Windows Sidebar introduced in Windows Vista has evolved into the Windows Gadget Platform in Windows 7. The Gadget Platform is backwardly compatible with Windows Sidebar, but the idea of a “container” is only loosely addressed since Gadgets, which are considered “mini-applications,” can be dragged and placed anywhere on the desktop.