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Who doesn't love Windows gadgets? These simple desktop apps handle all kinds of jobs, from time and calendar displays to weather and news feeds and even games and utilities. Thoosje's Windows 7 Gadgets Pack is a free set of its 25 most popular Windows gadgets, with tons more available online. From Gadgets Pack's interface you can install gadgets with a single click. We tried it out in Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, though Thoosje offers a similar gadget pack for Windows 8.
Based on our choices, Gadgets Pack's installer placed desktop and start menu icons in our system, including a built-in uninstaller accessible from the program's start menu folder. We clicked the desktop icon, and the Gadgets Installer interface opened. It's a simple affair displaying five categories with sample previews and check boxes: Calendars, Clocks, CPU, Games, Search, and Tools. Clicking any category showed five gadgets for each. We could select the gadgets we wanted, then click Install Gadgets to install them all at once.
We clicked CPU and picked one that seemed to show a lot of detail. We clicked and installed it, but when it opened, every value was labeled with non-Western characters. We clicked what looked like a settings button and promptly rebooted our system. Then we removed the gadget in the usual way -- from the Windows Desktop Gadget manager, which for most users will be in the Control Panel under Appearance and Personalization.
We tried another CPU meter; it was much smaller and simpler, but it proved easy to read the data. The Tools category has a battery meter, calculator, weather widget, and other basics; the calendar and clock selections were similarly familiar. The Games section has some awesome old-school video games like Atari Asteroids and Pong as well as favorites such as Magic 8-Ball and Tic-Tac-Toe. Pong uses your keyboard's directional arrows, while Asteroids' screen expands to play.
All of Gadgets Pack's gadgets looked great, but several showed non-Western text, and the games don't quite match online versions. But these are free gadgets, after all.
Windows 7 Gedgets Pack - Add multiple useful gadgets on your Windows 7 desktop - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From Thoosje:
This pack has Windows 7 Gadgets for your desktop. Top 25 free Windows gadgets and one click install. Various categories like Clock, CPU, Calendar, Search, and Tools Windows 7 gadgets.
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"Don't do it!"
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
None, unless you don't mind re-booting every 2-3 minutes!
Cons
Gadget pack caused me to reboot my box 1-2 minutes after logging on.
I would get the message, "Windows Desktop Mangaer stopped working" then the BSOD!
When I removed the gadget pack, my PC is now back to normal. -
"No digital clocks, installed browser add-ons"
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
The only thing I was looking for was a digital clock gadget, so I can't speak to the utility of the others. No pros.
Cons
Poor interface, unwanted add-ons installed without consent, didn't have the one thing I was hoping to find. Rather than 25 unique gadgets, this is a collection of 5 of each of 5 kinds of gadgets. So there are 5 different clock skins, 5 different calendars, etc. The clocks are all analog, just like the default Windows gadget. Don't download it thinking there's going to be a lot of functionality. You're getting 5 gadgets with a bunch of different skins.
Summary
Shady installation procedure that closed all my browser windows and reopened on wajam.com. Later found out that Wajam and "coupon helper" extensions had been installed in my browser (Chrome) without my knowledge. It makes me worry that more stuff got installed, and question CNET's review and vetting procedure.
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"There were too many problems downloading the Pack."
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
None at all.
Cons
It would download the Pack but when trying to select the gadgets, I got the message about my selection not being there and then the selection page would go away.
I gave up when my Firewall said the program was trying to download malware to my computer.Summary
Not worth the time or effort.
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"The pack has really great designed clock gadgets"
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
The windows 7 gadgets pack has nicely designed and good working gadgets.
The publisher has also a great gallery for more gadgets on his website with over 500 more free windows gadgets. at www.thoosje.comCons
thanks for uploading
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"Reaaly useless pack!"
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
Nice looking and usefull gadgets here! Also i found gadgets here: www.freewingadgets.com
Cons
Thank you!
Summary
Also i found gadgets here: http://www.freewingadgets.com
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"Great to have Gadgets back"
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
this has all the Gadgets I needed
Cons
Will they work in Windows 8?
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"These are great examples for windows 7 gadgets."
Version: Windows 7 Gadgets Pack 1.0
Pros
It's a great pack where you can easily install multiple gadgets in one time. The pack has windows 7 gadgets inside that people tend to use the most on their desktop. The gadgets are of a good quality.
- easy install & uninstall
- nice gadgetsCons
could have some more gadgets
