Windows Vista is almost near to it’s release, as the expected date is  January 30, 2007. The Windows Vista Countdown Gadget will display remaining time on your Live.com Home page, Windows Live Space! or Vista Sidebar.

Add to Live.com: This gadget displays a countdown to the launch of Windows Vista on January 30, 2007 on Live.com web page.

javascript:DownloadItem('701cd5cc-1ee7-4097-b817-aa2e25ea17bf','http://www.live.com/?add=http://download.gallery.start.com/d.dll/1~1~485~4304/gadget.xml&mkt=en-us','1','False','MydownloadButton1');

Add to Spaces: If you have a Windows Live Space account, you can add the Windows Vista Countdown Gadget to your page. It can be fit in the left or right hand columns.

javascript:DownloadItem('701cd5cc-1ee7-4097-b817-aa2e25ea17bf','http%3a%2f%2fspaces.live.com%2fspacesapi.aspx%3fwx_action%3dcreate%26wx_url%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fdownload.gallery.start.com%252fd.dll%252f1%257e1%257e485%257e4304%252fgadget.xml%26mkt%3den-us','1','False','MydownloadButtonSpaces');

Add to Sidebar: If you have Windows Vista running, you can add this gadget to the Sidebar.

Sidebar Installation Instructions:

1. Click "Add to Sidebar" above to start the download
2. Save to your local hard drive.
3. After the file is downloaded, double-click the file to install onto the Sidebar.

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Windows Vista Countdown Gadget