language bar disappeared

[Guest]

I have a few east asian languages installed on my computer, and have relied
on the language bar (undocked) to switch between the languages. A few hours
ago, the bar just disappeared. Since then, I've restarted the computer twice,
and, both times, the bar shows up for a minute and I was able to click on the
settings button and I set it to dock in the taskbar, but as soon as I clicked
OK, the bar disappeared again.

I need to know if there is a way to bring the language bar back or if I'm
stuck without it, and, if I can't get it back, what are the shortcut keys to
toggling between languages?

 

[dean-dean]

Right-click your Desktop taskbar, and point to Toolbars. Is Language bar
listed? Has the Language bar been minimized, making it an icon on the
taskbar?

 

[Guest]

no, it's completely gone. It's no longer listed in the toolbar menu and isn't
an icon. But it still shows up when I do something that windows security
wants approval to do.

 

[Jon]

Have a look in

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
(tab) > Change Keyboards > General

and check that you have more than one language listed under Installed
Services.

Also check your options at

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
(tab) > Change Keyboards > Language Bar

eg the transparent or hidden options etc