Language bar turns off automatically

[jas]

XP Pro, using the Japanese ONLY (English) input bar which turns itself off
gradually by removing the icons in the bar and then the bar entirely
dissppears.
Sometimes when i execute a program, the bar disappears i later realise, for
example, Word 2002, IE6...

I am at a loss why the bar disappears!
Please help.

This is what i have done:
Control Panel:
*Regional and Language Settings | Languages Tab | Supplemental Language
Support | install files for complex script... un checked. INstall files for
East Asian Languages (checked and greyed out).
*Regional and Language Settings | Languages Tab | Details button |...
....Text Services and Input Langauges | Settings Tab | Default input language
is Japanese MS IME Stand. 2002 v8.1
....Text Services and Input Langauges | Settings Tab | Preferences Language
bar button | All the top three checkboxes are checked. Text labels not
checked.
*Regional and Language Settings | Languages Tab | Advanced Tab |
Compatibility Configuration is checked on.
System Config is checked off.

*Regional and Language Settings | Advanced Tab | Langauge for non-unicode
programs is Japanese with code pages default selected below.

It's been happening for a while now and it has become so annoying, it needs
to be fixed!

 

[Eddy11]

Yes, it does gradually disappear.
The workaround I use is to right-click it and select "adjust position."