Hi, Hope someone can help. I am using a brand new computer with XP on as well as Works up to now. Using a UK keyboard, UK XP version and the language setting is set up for English (UK). However two problems: -under the language settings I cannot click onto the 'language bar' to bring it up at all, i.e. I can read the writing 'language bar' but as it's not highlighted, when clicking on it, nothing happens. neither -does it come up when right mouse clicking on the menu bar (bottom of the screen) and checking under toolbars, as the language bar cannot be found there at all. To make it even weirder: for whatever reason once it was possible to click onto the language bar and it showed a tick under: showing the abreviation in the right bottom menu bar. However though I have never taken off that tick, and now I cannot even access the language bar at all, the abreviation (EN) does not show on the desktop. Who can advise? Many thanks for your assistance. Title Edited - Please follow new forum rules from now on -- Martin L