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If you are trying to stop a category from showing in your sidebar's drop down this will do the trick.

First down and install the php code widget

This will add a new widget to your list called PHP Code.

Drag the php code widget to the sidebar and past this code inside:

<form action="<?php bloginfo('url'); ?>/" method="get">
<?php
$select = wp_dropdown_categories('show_option_none=Select category&show_count=1&orderby=name&exclude=XX&echo=0');
$select = preg_replace("#<select([^>]*)>#", "<select$1 onchange='return this.form.submit()'>", $select); echo $select; ?>
<noscript><input type="submit" value="View" /></noscript>
</form>

Replace the XX with the category number and save. To exclude more than one category, use a comma to separate them (&exclude=XX,XX,XX)