In the Control Panel click Appearance and Personalization, then modify Windows Sidebar Properties. OR Type Sidebar into the Start Menu search, you'll get two options. Choose the second (Windows Sidebar Properties). In the dialog that pops up, click on the "Start Sidebar when Windows Starts" check box. I can't imagine why anybody would want it enabled but to each their own... That is the first thing I disable if I have to be caught dead using a Vista box.

http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/using-the-windows-vista- control-panel/200429 this is a really good site that explain this control panel in Vista, and you can click on: Clock, Language, and Region also here is for task bar Appearance and Personalization the next is in general web sies for Vista users, hope there might be some more helpful hints for you. HELPFUL SITES FOR VISTA www.snapfiles.com go to the freeware section, lots of free software that is vista compatible www.howtogeek.com http://windrivers.com/VistaDrivers.html http://www.askvg.com/ (also good for XP) http://www.vista4beginners.com/ http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/ http://thevistaforums.com/ http://mintywhite.com/tech/ http://winvistaclub.com/ http://www.windvis.com/ http://www.vistahelpline.com/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607 www.pcworld.com for many Vista compatible software click download, next page type what you’re looking for in blue search box and new page opens http://vistaonwindows.com/ http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SW-vista-updates.shtml http://help.com/tag/381949-vista this one is much like our site with post answers just on Vista http://www.web-articles.info/e/a/title/Windows-Vista-help/ http://vistasupport.mvps.org/ http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/using-the-windows-vista-control-panel/200429 Hopefully these sites will help you find the tips or software or maybe instructions on how to do that one little thing that was frustrating you. G_tech