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{{AddOnBanner|name=Sidebar Gadget for Vista or Windows 7|type=3rd Party App|author=Daniel Lintott|contact='claydon_dan' via forum|updated=69 Sept 2009|version=1.23}}
This is a third party application is for Microsoft Windows which provides a Weather [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/sidebar-gadgets.aspx Gadget] to your sidebar in Vista (or desktop in Window release 7).
 
 
 
*On the client PC, download the Gadget -- http://www.lenzphotography.co.uk/cumulus/gadget/1.23/Cumulus.gadget
*The gadget should self install from both IE and Firefox if you selct the Open or Run option (if you save it to disk, navigate to the file and double-click to install). You will see a warning message like the one below. Click Install
[[File:CumulusWinGadget-install.jpg|thumb|right]]
*If if hasn't already done so add the gadget to your sidebar, as normal. On the gaddgetsgadgets first run you will need to enter a couple of settings.
*(Hover over the gadget in the sidebar and click on the 'Wrench' icon that appears on the right.
*Set the URL to the Web Address for your cumulus website with the last part as the filename of the XML fle you entered into Cumulus earlier (cumulus.xml) e.g. http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/cumulus.xml
[[File:CumulusWinGadget-setup.jpg|thumb|right]]

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