Those who did not encounter such a problem as the loss of the language panel near the tray during the time of use, either used the computer little or did it very carefully. By the way, tray is a notorious triangle near the clock, where many running programs are hidden. What to do if the language bar disappears ? There are several reasons for this and several solutions.
Bug Programs
One of these programs is the seventh version of ICQ. Most users noticed that after exiting the program the language bar disappears. How to be in this case? Either change to an earlier version, or never shut down the program. It is noticed that while it is minimized in the tray, the panel with the keyboard layout remains in place.
In addition to ICQ, some full-fledged online games possess such bugs. After exiting full-screen mode, the language bar disappears. There are two ways to deal with this: restart the computer every time after the game, or play in the window size. But, of course, there are other options for why the language bar disappears. Sometimes this can be "cured" by opening a text document. If even then the icon about the selected language does not appear, then install a simple program - Punto Switcher. Its advantage is that it not only shows the layout, but also changes it independently. For example, you type “ghbdtn”, and the program automatically displays “hello”. Well, as in the search lines "Yandex" or "Google." "Punto Switch" is installed on any operating system from the official website of the manufacturer and is free.
Broken Settings
It often happens that the settings just “fly off” while using a PC. Returning them to their place is not a big deal. So, if the language bar “flies” every now and then, you need to do the following:
- Press the Start key.
- Select "Control Panel".
- In the menu that opens, select the panel with the name "Languages".
- A window will open with several tabs. We need one that bears the name again, "Languages."
- There will be a button "Details".
- Next, you need to find the “Settings” tab.
- At the very bottom of the window there is also a “Language bar” button.
- Already in a new window you need to select the "Advanced" tab. There should be a line "Display the language bar on the desktop." If there is a check mark, but there is still no language, then remove and reinstall. If there was no selection, then it needs to be done.
Only 9 clicks, and the language should appear next to the tray. Sometimes he goes into minimized programs, but rarely. The Windows XP toolbar is no different from later versions of the operating system, except that the tab names may be slightly different. The meaning will remain the same. You can check the presence of the language bar in two clicks by:
- right-click on the bottom line of the screen where all programs are displayed;
- select the item “Panels”;
- see if there is a check mark next to "Language bar".
If it is, then the language is fixed in the control panel. Do not see him? Try reinstalling MS Office. Sometimes she also "lags", especially unofficial versions. Does the language bar disappear regardless of all the manipulations? Contact the wizard, drivers may have “flown”, which are better not to change, especially without knowledge in this area.