How could I keep my Vista gadgets on top of the desktop, but not on top of other windows?
the answer is by TitoBob :
You should be able to adjust the main window size of each program to leave some space at one side for your gadgets. I just learned the way to do this, and I hope it works for you. For each program, open the main screen, then put the cursor on the right or left edge, and drag it toward the center. Then close the window. When you open it again, it should stay at the new position and size.
As you use each program, resize each window and then close it before doing anything in that window. Re-open it to check to see if it works.
If you can’t get at the edge of a window because it’s at full screen, select the tile option at the top right of the window (the two overlapping squares button), then resize the window by dragging its edges to the right size. I’m not sure if this second approach will work, but it’s worth a try.