How to add an RSS feed to the Windows Vista Sidebar

by Ross McKillop on February 6, 2007

Windows

This brief tutorial will guide you in adding RSS feeds to the Windows Vista Sidebar.

  1. Start by opening Internet Explorer. Visit the web site of the RSS feed you want to display in your Sidebar, and click on the orange RSS button


  2. Select Subscribe to this feed

  3. Give the feed a Name and if you’d like, create it in a new folder. When you’re ready, click Subscribe

  4. Back in the Sidebar, move your mouse cursor over the RSS gadget, and click the (very small) Tool icon in the upper right corner (see image below).

  5. The feed you just subscribed to in Internet Explorer will now be available in the list of feeds to display. Select it, and then click OK.

  6. And now the RSS gadget will display the feed.

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    1 Dr JRal 03.29.07 at 6:49 am

    Thanks, this was very helpful.

    2 beano 04.11.07 at 7:50 am

    Seems ridiculous to have to open IE to add feeds instead of just right-clicking on the gadget. Why should I have to go in and dig out IE to change the headlines from the MSN ones?

    FireFox is my browser and bullshit like this just makes me determined to resist MS’s attempts to change that.

    3 regz 08.14.07 at 9:28 pm

    thanks.. it’s really helps me with my sidebar

    4 Juggy 09.04.07 at 5:43 pm

    “Seems ridiculous to have to open IE to add feeds instead of just right-clicking on the gadget. Why should I have to go in and dig out IE to change the headlines from the MSN ones?

    FireFox is my browser and bullshit like this just makes me determined to resist MS’s attempts to change that.”

    I agree completely. I found this tool that allows you to add feeds through firefox in one click. It works great.

    http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2007/01/25/firefox-and-vista-rss-platform/

    5 Dan 04.05.08 at 5:55 pm

    Thanks a lot, really helpful

    6 Sean 11.02.08 at 9:37 am

    thanks for the help

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