Hi, Don't know all answers to your questions, mut I might give you some advice. I removed the language bar by using a register string: [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{540D8A8B-1C3F-4E32-8132-530F6A502090}] @="Language bar" "MenuTextPUI"="@%SystemRoot%\\System32\\msutb.dll,-325" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000 I can recommend you to run a register script, because you can get rid of all the annoying things at once, like the "tour bubble", etc. There are thousands of these kind of scripts. You can run it from runonceex.cmd. I never managed to change the resolution myself, xp just refuses. Maybe because of safety issues, because you could damage your monitor if you set the wrong resolution/refreshrate. Good luck, and if you find a way to get the resolution right, I'm very interested.