V1.0 is now available for download. Finished up working out some bugs last minute and now its done for the time being. I have plansd  for a v2.0 coming up soon which will have more features as stated below.

Download Now!

 If you have a Live.com account:

http://microsoftgadgets.com/forums/6468/ShowPost.aspx

Or if you dont have a Live.com account:

http://vistaforums.com/gadget/v1.0/download/VistaForumsGadgetv1.0.zip

Install Directions:

Once you have downloaded the .zip file:

1. Open the file
2. Extract to the following directory: "C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\Gadgets" Replace "C" with whatever the drive letter is in which you installed Vista on.
3. Once extracted if you navigate to that folder you will now see a folder named "VistaForumsV1.Gadget" along w/ the other .gadget folders.
4. Your Done!
5. Just go to your sidebar, right click > "Add Gadget". And scroll down until you see the Vista Forums gadget, right click and drag it over to the sidebar.

Enjoy.

AMD64 X2 5200+ 2.60GHz | 3GB DDR 667 | RAID 0 SATA3.0 WD Caviars 320GB total | Foxconn MCP61VM2MA-RS2H Geforce 6100 nforce400 chipset | Vista Ultimate x86