Windows Sidebar v's Desktop Gadgets, security risk?

The site of Microsoft for Windows Sidebar, I looked the other day, warned that Sidebar was officially abandoned due to security risks potentially serious. What I was looking for is actually on my W7 ultimate OS under programs and Windows Desktop Gadgets. Can I assume that this new version provide Gadgets is now fully secure?

Windows Task Manager the fact already and don't use not vital resources all by, unlike the sidebar gadgets and junk like Norton Utilities.

These gadgets and utilities actually contributed to the lack of memory and CPU when you most need and as such were and still are a complete waste of time and resources.

Learn to live without them and have a better computing experience thus... :-)

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    --------------------------------------------------------------

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