Article ID: 937430 - Last Review: June 8, 2007 - Revision: 1.1

Two language bars appear on the desktop after you upgrade to Windows Vista from an installation of Windows XP SP2 that had an IME enabled

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SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows Vista, a second Language bar appears on the desktop. This problem occurs if an Input Method Editor (IME) was enabled in Windows XP.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, right-click the Language bar, and then do one of the following:

Click Minimize to reduce the Language bar to an icon on the taskbar.
Click Close to disable the Language bar. By doing this, you remove the Language bar from the desktop. This action does not disable any text services.

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