Language icon not on system tray

[AndyHancock]

I am extremely frustrated at losing 1.5 hours to a puzzle that seems

to afflict XP alot (from googling). When I use my admin account, I

added a French keyboard, but there is no language icon on the system

tray. When I access the I can right-click the taskbar, choose

Toolbars, then choose the language bar, but it never becomes checked,

and the language icon never appears. No error, no informative message

explaining why, it just doesn't respond. I can go to Start-

>ControlPanel->RegionalAndLanguageOptions->Languages->Details-

>Preferences, but the LanguageBar button is always grayed out (even

after rebooting).



I don't have this problem on my nonadmin account. It seems ridiculous

that such a simple thing should take so much effort to try and

achieve. That's 1.5 hours (at least) out of an already short night of

sleep, so I'm just super pissed at the design of this feature. Can

someone please suggest something what inane thing I might be

overlooking? Much thanks.

 

[Elmo]

AndyHancock wrote:

> I am extremely frustrated at losing 1.5 hours to a puzzle that seems

> to afflict XP a lot (from googling). When I use my admin account, I

> added a French keyboard, but there is no language icon on the system

> tray. When I access the I can right-click the taskbar, choose

> Toolbars, then choose the language bar, but it never becomes checked,

> and the language icon never appears. No error, no informative message

> explaining why, it just doesn't respond. I can go to Start,

> Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

> Preferences, but the Language Bar button is always grayed out (even

> after rebooting).

>

> I don't have this problem on my nonadmin account. It seems ridiculous

> that such a simple thing should take so much effort to try and

> achieve. That's 1.5 hours (at least) out of an already short night of

> sleep, so I'm just super pissed at the design of this feature. Can

> someone please suggest something what inane thing I might be

> overlooking? Much thanks.



Go to Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

Advanced tab, select System Configuration, and click Apply. Then the

Preferences may be available.



http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 194. Language Bar Remove - Restore



After you turn off the Language bar in Windows XP, you cannot turn it

back on

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819783



http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/22732.htm



--

Joe =o)

 

[Michael]

"Elmo" wrote in message

news:uRitPLd8KHA.4604@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> AndyHancock wrote:

>> I am extremely frustrated at losing 1.5 hours to a puzzle that seems

>> to afflict XP a lot (from googling). When I use my admin account, I

>> added a French keyboard, but there is no language icon on the system

>> tray. When I access the I can right-click the taskbar, choose

>> Toolbars, then choose the language bar, but it never becomes checked,

>> and the language icon never appears. No error, no informative message

>> explaining why, it just doesn't respond. I can go to Start,

>> Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

>> Preferences, but the Language Bar button is always grayed out (even

>> after rebooting).

>>

>> I don't have this problem on my nonadmin account. It seems ridiculous

>> that such a simple thing should take so much effort to try and

>> achieve. That's 1.5 hours (at least) out of an already short night of

>> sleep, so I'm just super pissed at the design of this feature. Can

>> someone please suggest something what inane thing I might be

>> overlooking? Much thanks.

>

> Go to Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

> Advanced tab, select System Configuration, and click Apply. Then the

> Preferences may be available.

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 194. Language Bar Remove - Restore

>

> After you turn off the Language bar in Windows XP, you cannot turn it

> back on

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819783

>

> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/22732.htm





....and the winner, SIX YEARS LATER, of the techarena "Moron of the Month"

is..................



wait for it...................







Elmo!!!!!!!!!!

You must be so proud!

--





"Don't pick a fight with an old man.

If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."

 

[Elmo]

Michael wrote:

> "Elmo" wrote in message

> news:uRitPLd8KHA.4604@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> AndyHancock wrote:

>>> I am extremely frustrated at losing 1.5 hours to a puzzle that seems

>>> to afflict XP a lot (from googling). When I use my admin account, I

>>> added a French keyboard, but there is no language icon on the system

>>> tray. When I access the I can right-click the taskbar, choose

>>> Toolbars, then choose the language bar, but it never becomes checked,

>>> and the language icon never appears. No error, no informative message

>>> explaining why, it just doesn't respond. I can go to Start,

>>> Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

>>> Preferences, but the Language Bar button is always grayed out (even

>>> after rebooting).

>>>

>>> I don't have this problem on my nonadmin account. It seems ridiculous

>>> that such a simple thing should take so much effort to try and

>>> achieve. That's 1.5 hours (at least) out of an already short night of

>>> sleep, so I'm just super pissed at the design of this feature. Can

>>> someone please suggest something what inane thing I might be

>>> overlooking? Much thanks.

>>

>> Go to Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

>> Advanced tab, select System Configuration, and click Apply. Then the

>> Preferences may be available.

>>

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>> Line 194. Language Bar Remove - Restore

>>

>> After you turn off the Language bar in Windows XP, you cannot turn it

>> back on

>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819783

>>

>> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/22732.htm

>

>

> ...and the winner, SIX YEARS LATER, of the techarena "Moron of the

> Month" is..................

>

> wait for it...................

>

>

>

> Elmo!!!!!!!!!!

> You must be so proud!



From: AndyHancock

Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

Subject: Language icon not on system tray

Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 22:43:56 -0700 (PDT)



--

Joe =o)

 

[AndyHancock]

On May 12, 8:58 am, Elmo wrote:

> AndyHancock wrote:

> > I am extremely frustrated at losing 1.5 hours to a puzzle that seems

> > to afflict XP a lot (from googling).  When I use my admin account, I

> > added a French keyboard, but there is no language icon on the system

> > tray.  When I access the I can right-click the taskbar, choose

> > Toolbars, then choose the language bar, but it never becomes checked,

> > and the language icon never appears.  No error, no informative message

> > explaining why, it just doesn't respond.  I can go to Start,

> > Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

> > Preferences, but the Language Bar button is always grayed out (even

> > after rebooting).

>

> > I don't have this problem on my nonadmin account.  It seems ridiculous

> > that such a simple thing should take so much effort to try and

> > achieve.  That's 1.5 hours (at least) out of an already short night of

> > sleep, so I'm just super pissed at the design of this feature.  Can

> > someone please suggest something what inane thing I might be

> > overlooking?  Much thanks.

>

> Go to Control Panel, Regional And Language Options, Languages, Details,

> Advanced tab, select System Configuration, and click Apply.  Then the

> Preferences may be available.

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 194.  Language Bar Remove - Restore

>

> After you turn off the Language bar in Windows XP, you cannot turn it

> back onhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819783

>

> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/22732.htm



Thanks for that, Joe.