Free Standing Weather Gadget For Your Desktop

@Darklldo;
Click on the link in the above article.
It will take you a page at http://www.adni18.com/.
In the center of the page there is a large image showing the weather gadget.
Directly under the image are two buttons, one says "Download" and the other says "Send it with email"
Click on the button that says Download and the download should start.
You'll need to unzip the file you downloaded.
After it's unzipped, it will create a folder with two entries - one is the program .exe file and the other is a text file with directions.

@Shaun Montgomery;

I'm not sure what you mean when you say it doesn't work in the UK. I'm not in the UK but I can set UK cities with no trouble.
Have you read the directions that come with the download? Unzip the folder and there will be two entries. One is the .exe and other is titled "You should read it before you it.rtf"
If you're having trouble with a specific place, go to the yahoo site listed in the directions to get the city code closest to where you are and add it to the weather gadget.

@John Ayres; There are two buttons under the weather gadget image, one says "Download" and the other "Send it with email". If you're not seeing the buttons and you have ad blocking on your browser that could be why.

Thanks Mike, that looks like a great little program.

I have mine set this way:

Z-Order: Normal level
Accessibility: Systray

It stays on the desktop, but does not show if program windows are open, and there is an icon in the Systray.

When I set it to Z level: "Always on top" it stays on top of all the program windows. Accessibility is still at Systray, and there is an icon in the Systray.

Usually when you switch to desktop using the icon or Aero Peek (Windows 7) the program disappears. Other programs do the same thing. If you minimize all your windows instead of using the desktop icon, the weather gadget should be there. Or, click on the desktop icon, maximize or open a program window and then close or minimize it, the gadget should be there.

Checking Desktop level or normal level does the same thing - the gadget disappears if you click the desktop icon or use Aero Peek.

Why things disappear when the desktop icon or Aero Peek is used I have no idea but it's been doing that on all my machines for years with various applications. Maybe someone knows why it does that how to fix it?

Meteo works best. I couldn't even download Freestanding.

Thanks for the additions.

There's a note on the developers site (http://www.adni18.com/gallery/) that weather gadgets have been updated and are working, you'll need to download the updated version.

Here's how to use the gadget:
- download the file from the site
- in the folder (or desktop) where you downloaded the file, you will see an entry called "adni18_Weather(www.adni18.com).zip".
- unzip the file using either the built in Windows program or an unzipping program. If using the built in Windows program, right click on the file and click on Extract. The file should extract to the same folder it was downloaded into.
- There should now be a folder called "adni18_Weather(www.adni18.com)" inside the same folder you downloaded the program into.
- Click on the "adni18_Weather(www.adni18.com)" folder and you should see two entries. One called "about.txt" and one called "adni18_Weather_II.exe".
- Clicking on the "adni18_Weather_II.exe" file will install the file on your system.
- the about.txt file gives you instructions on configuring the weather gadget for your (or any other) location.
- if you are using Windows Vista and run into any problems during installation or running the program, have a look at the special Vista installation directions at the site. (http://www.adni18.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=327)

It will work on either one.
If you have Vista, make sure to follow this installation tip from the site:

Right click on the downloaded gadget and from the pop-up menu select "Properties".
In the new window, chose the tab "Compatibility" and there
click on the button: "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" "Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
Apply it and click on the button OK.

I've been running it for some weeks with no trouble.

It doesn't show up in any of the malware programs I use.

It does have to phone home to get the weather information updated, but so do most gadgets that use data from the internet to function.

I've used and enjoyed many things on this site for some years.
However, if you have any doubts, don't install it.

I uploaded it to Jotti and the only program that listed it as a possible trojan is ClamAV which is sort of known for false positives.

However, if you do a search on the adni18_Weather.exe, you'll find that Prevx
has this info:

http://www.prevx.com/filenames/95545112061098280-X1/ADNI18_WEATHER.EXE.html

The file size is different and it's still under review, however this is just the first section of the Prevx page regarding the file:

File Behavior

ADNI18_WEATHER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
Executes a Process
Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings

ADNI18_WEATHER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
Created as a process on disk
Executed from Temporary Folders
Executed as a Process
Deleted as a process from disk