Hi I use a Dell Desktop with 2.53GHzCPU and 512MB RAM running on WinXP SP2 fully updated and protected. A couple of days ago I inadvertently checked the Language Bar in the Toolbar menu for my taskbar. I unchecked it a short while later but it refuses to go away. Every time I start up, it shows up again in the taskbar even though I make sure that this option is unchecked before I shut down. After start-up, it's always checked. Who or what is checking it? I have looked in the start-up section of MSCONFIG and in Start>Programs>Start-Up and there's nothing there relevant to this problem. Also it seems that this unwelcome visitor is adding around 15 seconds to my boot time (OK, it's not a disaster but still....) Has anybody got any idea how to get rid of this nuisance? Any help would be greatly appreciated Paul

Paul, Removing the Language Toolbar in Windows XP Click the Start Button. Select Control Panel option. Double-Click the Regional and Language Options icon. Click on the Languages tab. Click the Details button. Click the Language Bar button. Remove the checkmark from the Show Language Bar option. Click OK. Tufenuf

Hi Tuf Yes, that zapped it! Very many thanks, Paul

Paul, Glad to see you got rid of it & Thanks for posting back. Tufenuf