ScreenSaver Gadger hits 20000 downloads

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It's a milestone. My ScreenSaver Vista Sidebar gadget has hit 20000 downloads. Some people have commented that it would be nice to double click it and have it launch the screensaver. The good news is, I have a version that does exactly that (can even lock your workstation should you choose). The bad news...I can't update the gallery with a new build. Why? I'll tell you.

 The gadget uses C# and therefore utilizes COM interop. However, I can't find a way to unload the dll when a user right clicks in the "Add Gadget" window and selects "Uninstall". Triden is keeping hold of my dll even though it isn't visible anymore. If anyone has some hints to force an unload, or to capture the uninstall event so I can at least inform the user or restart sidebar, I'd love to hear it.

 For now you can grab the 1.0 version at:

https://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=e321409b-231a-4da0-905c-0580c732223e&bt=1&pl=1