Dashboard: 3rd party widgets won't load

odd problem I can't figure out. for some reason, Dashboard stopped loading third party widgets. they will appear in the widget bar and in the widget manager, but double-clicking on them simply closes the dashboard view without loading the widget. details:
*only affects one user account
*normal Apple widgets load correctly
*no error messages generated in console
*deleting dashboard and dashboardclient plists has no effect
*downloading fresh copies of the widgets has no effect
*seemed to begin around the 10.5.8 update (though I had some other issues at that time, relating to the fact that I needed to reset the PMU)
does anyone have any ideas, because I can't seem to get a purchase on this issue.

I've fixed the problem for myself.
I've found the problem was around Parental Controls and Dashboard preventing third party widgets settings.
Although Parental Controls was turned off on my account, it appears Dashboard was still picking up the parental controls setting for Widgets.
I tried to force the removal of the settings which are held in
/Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls/Users
The Users folder is accessible only to 'root' so I've su'd as root and removed all the settings found for my account. Logging out and in again though did not fix it.
I then went back into System Preferences->Parental Controls and used the menu option at the bottom of the users list and selected 'Turn Off Parental Controls for <user name>'. This seems to have forced the settings and now I can add third party widgets again.
Hope this helps.

Similar Messages

IPhone 3rd party apps won't launch anymore!

After updating the iPhone software to 3.1, a host of 3rd-party apps won't launch anymore (appear for 1 second, then revert back to the apps icons page).
I've tried upgrading to iTunes 9, uninstalling then reinstalling ALL apps on the iPhone via iTunes, hard rebooting my iPhone, restarting my iMac, etc etc, but nothing works.
On a iPhone 3Gs page on the Forums, I saw many others having similar difficulties and blaming it on the XX upgrade. One solution proposed there was to download a free app from the App Store and install it. Tried that, and it didn't work for me.
I hope Apple will give this attention, because it's basically disabled my iPhone's business-sensitive functionalities (like 1Password) on the eve of a 2week business trip ... and on business trips, I don't have my iMac with me! >:-(
In case it helps the OS is showing as 3.1 (7C144) on my device.

Hi!
I may have a solution to your problem. I updated to Firmware 3.1 today and couldn´t open any application i downloaded. I seems the updated version of iTunes handles apps a little different from before. When you connect your iPhone and it pops up in iTunes, right click on it to enter your configuration area (for the iPhone). At the top bar you have a row of options like music, pictures, podcast and somewhere in the middle you have the option "Programs". Click on that and you will see a list of all the programs you have downloaded in iTunes. Unfortunatly you have to recheck all the boxes at the left side of the program you want to be synched to your iPhone. Check these boxes and click "Apply" at the bottom right and iTunes will now transfer them to your iPhone. Easy breasy when you know how to do.
Best of luck, Cheers!

What is the site where I can access many 3rd party Widgets for MUSE?

What is the site where I can access many 3rd party Widgets for MUSE?

Hi
Some more
Adobe Muse Free Templates | Download Muse Themes and Widgets
MUSE RESOURCES™ | Library Widgets
RESOURCES | Adobe Muse CC
Regards

IOS 4- App Store and 3rd Party Apps don't load

So I didn't have any problems with upgrading to iOS 4. The problems started when I tried to play with my apps such as Facebook and other games. They seem to stay in loading and nothing happens. I have turned of my phone multiple times and nothing seems to work. The App store also stays in a loading stage and nothing appears.
Is anyone having similar problems or know of any solutions?

OK. Here's the solution that worked for me. See my prior post on 22 June for background info.
After loading new apps and deleting and reloading existing apps to my iPhone via iTunes on my computer, the iPhone still would not run 3rd party apps. So I decided to start from scratch.
PROCEDURE:
1) Back up the iPhone.
2) Click the restore button to take the iPhone back bare bones iOS 4 operation. It is not necessary to download iOS 4 again. Do NOT restore from back-up as control of the process to the greatest extent possible is the goal.
3) Once the restore is complete, allow iTunes to configure the iPhone from the back-up.
4) Check some or all 3rd party apps to verify function.
5) Power down iPhone and restart it. Check some or all 3rd party apps to verify function again.
6)Load music and video (I manage mine manually)
This worked for me. Hope it works for you too.
I am most certainly not an expert. I just decided to try an approach I thought the Apple Genius's might suggest.
Good luck!

My 3rd Party SSD won't mount

I am having trouble because I can't tell exactly what my problem is, in order to find the solution.
I have just installed a Crucial M500 SSD into a Macbook Pro. I installed and time machine'd it as an external drive, and it booted just fine (using the Option Key).
I put it inside the MBP, and I go automatically to Recovery. I can't mount the drive.
It's unclear to me if this is some kind of OS X problem, or if this is because of the 3rd party SSD issue that so many are plagued with, since Apple decided to lock down kext signing.
Regarding the Yosemite SSD problem, everyone on the internet points to this:
http://www.cindori.org/Trim-enabler-and-yosemite/
But this assumes the drive can be mounted. My Macintosh HD volume is grayed out and can't be mounted.
I have confirmed the drive is fine and the cable is fine, because the original HDD works fine if I put it back in the Mac, and the SSD works fine if I put it back in an enclosure.
I've already done the installation and time machine process twice, with the same results. Repeated attempts to repair and erase have resulted in worse results, until I took the SSD out, used it externally again, and put it back in.
I could really use some sage guidance here!

I gave you steps but not what to do at each step. So, you need to first boot from the external drive that holds your original system:
Boot Using OPTION key:
1. Restart the computer.
2. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the
      "OPTION" key.
3. Release the key when the boot manager appears.
4. Select the external disk icon.
5. Click on the arrow button below the icon.
Next, you need to repartition and reformat the SSD which is now the internal drive:
Drive Partition and Format
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Now, you need to boot from the Recovery HD that is located on your now external drive:
Boot Using OPTION key:
1. Restart the computer.
2. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the
      "OPTION" key.
3. Release the key when the boot manager appears.
4. Select the Recovery HD icon. If there are two DO NOT use the one labeled 10.10.
5. Click on the arrow button below the icon.
When the Utilities Menu appears:
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
       it to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
      the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the internal new SSD. Source means the external former internal drive.
Upon completion quit Disk Utility. From the Apple menu in the screen menubar select Set Startup Disk. Set it to the internal SSD. Select Restart.

My 3rd party apps won't open. Please Help (Ipad Mini 6.1.3)

I have downloaded a 3rd party app, after using it for several weeks without interruption. It suddenly won't open (crashes) everytime I tried to open it. I have already tried on re installing the app, but nothing happened. Please help, I badly needed that app.

Try deleting the app, closing all apps in the recents tray, reboot the iPad, and then download the app again.
In order to cloase all apps - Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the recents tray will appear with all of your recent apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Close all of them. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
Download the app again.

All my 3rd party apps won't open on my iPhone 4.

Recently all my apps won't open on my iPhone. All the stock Apple apps work though. All the 3rd party apps don't work. What can I do? I tried resetting, and restoring. What else should i try?

I'm also going through this problem and the only way to fix it (as far as I know) is go to App Store in your iPhone and download any random app (free app preferably), then make sure all your 3rd party apps work again and delete the random app you just downloaded.

Is it possible to add a community calendar to a website created in Muse & hosted on BC without resorting to a 3rd party widget?

I need to add a searchable community calendar or events list to a website created in Muse & hosted on BC.

Many thanks, but it's not quite what I'm after.
I need something that let's a 3rd party submit an event which is then submitted for approval by an admin.
I have found this which at the moment is in free beta.
Tockify | Create a Web Calendar or Event List for your community

TNS-12154...3rd Party tools won't connect to 9.2iEE

Platform:
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
Windows 2000 (SP2)
Oracle 9iEE 9.2
OWB 9.2
Quest Software Data Dictionary for Oracle
Other 3rd party tools accessing Oracle RDBMS
We have installed Oracle 9iEE, and OWB 9.2. OWB Client and Server components have been installed into their own 'oracle_home' directories. All software is installed on the one machine.
We have also installed Quest Software Data Dictionary for Oracle on the machine.
We have found 2 TNSNAMES.ORA files on the machine....one for the database itself, and the other in the OWB Client 'Oracle home'
The OWB client connects with the database ok, but the Quest software and other 3rd party tools come back with the error of TNS-12154. 3rd party tools were ok while we had 9iPE installed. But have stopped connecting with the oracle database since the installation of 9iEE and OWB, and come up with the TNS-12154 error each time we try.
We have 3 'Home' entries in the Registry under HKEY_LOCALMACHINE>SOFTWARE>ORACLE. One for 9iEE, and 2 others each for the OWB Server & Client.
Below are the TNSNAMES.ORA, SQLNET.ORA, and LISTENER.ORA contents for the 9iEE installation:
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
ora92ee.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
INST1_HTTP.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
(PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.mydomain =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
# LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\ora92ee)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\ora92ee)
(SID_NAME = ora92ee)
# SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN = mydomain
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NONE)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, ONAMES, HOSTNAME)
Below is the TNSNAMES.ORA for OWB Client:
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\OWB92_C\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
OWB92NETSERVICE =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = myserver)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = ora92ee.mydomain)
When LISTENER is started, the following is displayed.....
LSNRCTL> Starting tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
System parameter file is C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Log messages written to C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias listener
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 28-AUG-2003 22:51:52
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 4 sec
Trace Level off
Security OFF
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92ee.mydomain" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
NOTE THE STATUS OF THE INSTANCES!...Can't get them to start as READY.
After a minute or two, status check shows (without any other action)......NOTE THE ADDITIONAL INSTANCE ENTRIES THAT APPEAR.
LSNRCTL> Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias listener
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
Start Date 28-AUG-2003 22:51:52
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 1 min. 10 sec
Trace Level off
Security OFF
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File C:\oracle\ora92ee\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC0ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=8080))(Presentation=HTTP)(Session=RAW))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=myserver.mydomain)(PORT=2100))(Presentation=FTP)(Session=RAW))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92ee.mydomain" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Instance "ora92ee", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Service "ora92eeXDB.mydomain" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ora92ee", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
THE NEW INSTANCE STATUS COME UP AS READY, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS STATUS OF UNKNOWN!
My guess is the 2 TNSNAMES.ORA files on the machine, and the contents of the Registry 'Home' entries are causing the issues. But I'm not sure of what actions to take, and why initially the service instances come up as 'UKNOWN', and then the other 2 appear as 'READY'. ora92ee.mydomain has 2 instances of the service....baffling.
Is it to do with installing 9iEE on a single machine, rather than a Client/Server environment?
Any ideas upon how we can get our 3rd party tools to successfully connect to the Oracle database again will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

problem solved

I just had my hard drive replaced and restored everything from a Time Machine external hard drive backup and now my "note" widgets won't load. Any ideas ?

I just had my hard drive replaced. I restored it using a Time Machine backup on an external hard drive. When I open Dashboard none of my "note" widgets will load. The other widgets open, such as weather, weather radar, calculater, dictionary, stock... Even the iPhoto Mini widget works, just not the notes ( Sticky Notes and K-Notes ). Any ideas on how to fix this ?

I did some research and found the solution to my problem. So I hope it's okay to answer my own question.
When you reinstall the OS, your Preferences go back to their default settings. Apparently Preferences is where this widget information is stored. This Preferences folder is located in the user Library folder which is hidden by default. You can access it using "one, or the other" of the following actions.
Action 1:      (1) In the Finder, choose Go > Go To Folder
                     (2) In the Go To Folder dialog, type ~/Library
                     (3) Click Go
                                                      -- OR --
Action 2:     Hold down the option (alt) key when using the Go menu. The Library folder is listed just                            below the Home folder.
After opening the Preferences folder, the file that you want to locate for k-notes is named
widget-com.rakoth.lichlord.widget.k-notes.plist
After you locate it make note of the byte size of the file. Now, with the Preferences folder still open, open Time Machine and go back in time until you see a big jump in the file size. That will be your uncorrupted plist. Restore it and close Time Machine.
Then Restart your computer.
After following this procedure I brought up Dashboard and my blank k-notes were now refilled with the previous text and color that occupied them before I had to restore the OS.
This procedure also worked for Sticky notes, which in the Preference folder are named
widget-com.apple.widget.stickies.plist

3rd Party Loops won't show up

I have browsed the forum and help sites and have seen many similar problems, but even after reading through everything I couldn't find something to fix my problem.
I just bought a loop set that were all .wav files. I converted them into .aiff files with the apple loops utility, and dragged that folder into the garageband loop browser. Everything looked fine, and I got that swirly rainbow ball to show that it was loading the loops, but I can't find them in my loop browser anywhere.
By the way, the filter loop check box in the preferences is definitely unchecked, and I can see all other loops. I also have the browser option set to see all loops.
I tried importing one individual loop by dragging it into the music editing pane, and then dragging that loop over into the loop library, and everything worked fine. The only problem is that I have a bunch of loops, and doing this for every individual loop is more trouble than it is worth.
note: Even though the loops don't show up in the loops browser, I can see the individual files in the Library/Audio/Apple Loops/User Loops/SingleFiles folder
thanks in advance for any ideas

this part is a bit confusing:
I tried importing one individual loop by dragging it into the music editing pane, and then dragging that loop over into the loop library
but what happens if you drop a file directly into the loop browser instead of dropping the folder?

Https anywhere extension issue: Google calendar https widget won't load netvibes

Hi...suddenly on my Vista laptop, the iCal widget that I use to display Google calendar in my Netvibes portal
no longer works. I get:
"This Connection is Untrusted
You have asked Firefox to connect securely to 2195877879.nvmodules.netvibes.com, but we can't confirm that your connection...."
(I can't see any more of the error message in the box; it's cut off)
Now, I use this same widget on my desk top with the 15.01 version of FF--no problem. I run https anywhere extension on both too.
I also was using this just fine on my laptop until yesterday. One change I made--I downloaded the history cleaner FF extension. I can't see why that would affect it and I do sync browsers across platforms and it has no effect on my desktop.
Any suggestions? TIA

No one with any ideas?

Widgets won't load

Hi all,
I'm attempting to install the widget "Radar in Motion" on my son's MacBook. I've installed widgets before and they've worked just fine. Now NONE of the widgets I"m attempting to upload work. Every time I try to make a widget active, the 'click' just takes me back to the widget's homepage. I've got an administrator's account (which works fine), then i have my son's account (that will install the widget, but not get any further than the list of things to choose from)
Any ideas of how to fix this?
Thanks!
Lisa

Hi all,
I'm attempting to install the widget "Radar in Motion" on my son's MacBook. I've installed widgets before and they've worked just fine. Now NONE of the widgets I"m attempting to upload work. Every time I try to make a widget active, the 'click' just takes me back to the widget's homepage. I've got an administrator's account (which works fine), then i have my son's account (that will install the widget, but not get any further than the list of things to choose from)
Any ideas of how to fix this?
Thanks!
Lisa

3rd Party Apps won't uninstall or display correctly in App Manager

I've found that my Razr, like most devices, needs housecleaned every so often to perform at peak.
I regularly (monthly-ish, or whenever the device seems bogged-down) clear the cache partition, and houseclean the App caches. Some of them get very cumbersome, and it does seem to help app performance.
I've noticed that sometimes some apps, randomly (not consistent cuprits, though it seems to be whatever I use most often or whatever moves a lot of data around) don't update in the app manager, and when they're like that, you can't uninstall or do anything with them, even though they run fine. Fine, but like molasses in January.
For this, I'm having trouble with Megapolois and Words With Friends.
Going to the App Manager -> 'All' and going to either app yields all the fields populated by "Computing..." and it just stays that way.
I've tried to unistall the app from there, thinking something was just hung-up, and the "Uninstalling.." screen comes up...and the bar moves, and it does nothing. Forever. Same when I try to uninstall from the App Store. App Store -> My Apps -> [App] -> Uninstall. Circle spins, it says its uninstalling, but 90 minutes later, there we sit.
In both cases, I can't back-out of the action. I can go back to the home screen, but I can't get back to "Manage Apps" or the Play store as appropriate without it going right to that stalled operation in progress. I have to reboot the phone.
I've tried in Safe Mode with the same result.
There must be a way to nuke/reset these apps from the recovery menus somewhere. How?
I also have a bunch of apps, Maps for instanance, where I can't clear the cache. Push the "Clear Cache" button, it lights up blue...and the cache doesn't clear.
Suggestions?

You May Have to Run a Factory Reset are you running the Latest OS 4.1.2 if not I'd run the F.R. followed a System Cache Clear then Update to 4.1.2. if you haven't..

Upgraded to 10.4.9, afterwhich 3rd party software won't open.

After I upgraded to 10.4.9 from 10.4.8 on my iMac G4 I receive msgs as follows: APPLICATION LAUNCH FAILURE. The application "Word" could not be launched because of a shared library error: "2<Microsoft Word><CarbonLib><CFMPriv_CarbonSound>"
the same holds true for Entourage; Excel; Photoshop; AcrobatPro...
Can someone help??

Thank you baltwo!
Before your suggestions, I tryed to reinstall 10.4.9 with the PowerPC version, but to no avail. Of course I didn't backup my system.
The reinstall of 10.4.9 COMBO worked fine.
Big lesson learned! And thanks again!!

Dashboard: 3rd party widgets won't load

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for