Language Bar won't go away

[vinnym86]

Somehow or another, the "language bar" has become a toolbar on my taskbar. I don't know how, but fine, its there... i want it off. I've turned it off many times, but it seems to find its place there again after every reboot. Is there a secret way of tricking windows into actually doing what i tell it to?

Edit: while i'm at it, I also mistakenly deleted my Windows Explorer icon from my desktop. How do i get it back? I would also like to get rid of <y Documents from my desktop, but like the language bar, it keeps coming back... damn roaches. (reason for wanting "Windows Explorer" over "My Documents" on my desktop is that Explorer opens up to My Docs in Folder View, while My Documents opens up to My Docs in Icon View)

[Oz]

To get rid of the language bar
Open Control Panel, Regional and Language Options
Go to the Languages tab, click on Details, go to the Advanced tab and select Turn off advanced text services. OK and OK.

To get rid of My Documents from the desktop
Open Control Panel, Display
Go to the Desktop tab, select Customize Desktop
De-select My Documents. OK and OK.

To restore a shortcut to Windows Explorer on your desktop
Right click the Start button and select Explore
Click Tools, Folder Options
Go to the View tab, click Apply to All Folders

Now whenever you open My Computer it should open in the Windows Explorer view.

[vinnym86]

Originally Posted by Oz

To get rid of the language bar
Open Control Panel, Regional and Language Options
Go to the Languages tab, click on Details, go to the Advanced tab and select Turn off advanced text services. OK and OK.

Done and done, Thank you!

Originally Posted by Oz

To get rid of My Documents from the desktop
Open Control Panel, Display
Go to the Desktop tab, select Customize Desktop
De-select My Documents. OK and OK.

I've done this already, but after every reboot, its back.

Originally Posted by Oz

To restore a shortcut to Windows Explorer on your desktop
Right click the Start button and select Explore
Click Tools, Folder Options
Go to the View tab, click Apply to All Folders

Now whenever you open My Computer it should open in the Windows Explorer view.

This, too, didn't work. It should, by all means, but it didnt. Still opens in Tile View. If I can get the "My Documents" folder to open in Folder View instead of Tile View, that'd be perfect. I wouldn't need an Explorer Shortcut, or worry about getting My Docs off my desktop.

[Oz]

Hmm...try applying both changes and rebooting. If they're still f*cking up, check the System logs for errors about unloading your local registry hive - that's probably what's causing the change not to stay.

Clean out your registry with something like Registry Mechanic if this is the case.

[Gohan Ryu]

Originally Posted by vinnym86

If I can get the "My Documents" folder to open in Folder View instead of Tile View, that'd be perfect. I wouldn't need an Explorer Shortcut, or worry about getting My Docs off my desktop.

Right-click the My Documents folder and select Explore - My Docs will open with Explorer.

or

A quick and dirty way to put a Windows Explorer shortcut on your desktop:
1) Browse to your Windows system folder (usually it's C:\WINDOWS).
2) In your system folder right-click on the file called EXPLORER.EXE.
3) Select "Send to", then select "Desktop (create shortcut)".