How To Fix the Gmail Notifier Unavailable Bug

I've been using Gmail notifier for some time. It's not that I particularly want to know when I get gmail, since I have that forward to my main account anyway. No, the great thing about gmail notifier is that I can set it to make Gmail the default email program for “mailto” links on web pages.

But a while ago I started getting error messages from the notifier; I didn't mind not having the unread mail count, but there's something about error messages at boot up that makes me grumpy.

An error has occurred.
Cannot connect to your mailbox.
Service temporarily unavailable.

Except it seemed permanent.

So I was happy to find out that the problem was because I forced gmail to use https, and that there's info on a patch,

If you've tried the new https setting and are using the Gmail Notifier, you've probably noticed a conflict between them by now. Good news for Windows users – we have a small download available that will set the Notifier to use https. Here's the instructions:

1. Download http://www.google.com/mail/help/downloads/notifier_https.zip http://www.google.com/mail/help/downloads/notifier_https.zip
2. Open up the folder.
3. Double-click on the file called notifier_https.reg to install it.
4. Click 'yes' when you're asked to confirm if you want to add the information to the registry.
5. Restart the Notifier.

And you're done! The Notifier will now work with Gmail set to always use https. If you decide you don't want to use that setting anymore, you'll need to install the other file in the zip folder – notifier_https_undo.reg – to reset Notifier.

And it works!

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14 Responses to How To Fix the Gmail Notifier Unavailable Bug

  1. Christian says:

    GREAT! THX!

  2. Paulo says:

    Works like a charm! Obrigado

  3. caner says:

    Thank you very much
    this is exactly what i have looking for

  4. Maad says:

    Thanks much guys….. this is what I was looking for since long time.
    Cheers!

  5. Jebbel says:

    Awesome! Thanks!!

  6. r!p33z from Poland says:

    Thanks a lot. It works!

  7. Edouard says:

    I applied the fix. Many thanks. And I get now the enveloppe icon instead of the horribly looking previsous exclamation mark.
    HOWEVER, afet ticking the box “link to’ under “options” in the Gmail Notifier, I still cannot access gmail from a send to command in windows 7.
    Any further help will be most appreciated !

  8. Yaron says:

    THANK YOU!

  9. JK says:

    PERFECT. thank YOU

  10. Will says:

    Superb! You found the secret of the universe. . .

  11. Sam says:

    Thank you again!

  12. Jani says:

    And you can always change Gmail settings and disable “Don’t always use HTTPS” setting

  13. Susana says:

    Thank you so much! x

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