diff --git a/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/de.rc b/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/de.rc
index ae3d6e18f04..57928e2b2b0 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/de.rc
+++ b/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/de.rc
@@ -1,46 +1,5 @@
 LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
 
-IDM_MAINMENU MENU DISCARDABLE
-BEGIN
-    POPUP "&Optionen"
-    BEGIN
-        MENUITEM "&Eigenschaften", IDC_PROPERTIES
-        MENUITEM "Erweiterte Ein&stellungen", IDC_ADVANCED_CONTROLS
-        MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-        MENUITEM "&Beenden", IDC_EXIT
-    END
-    POPUP "&?"
-    BEGIN
-        MENUITEM "&Hilfethemen", IDC_HELP_TOPICS
-        MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-        MENUITEM "&Info", IDC_ABOUT
-    END
-END
-
-STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE
-BEGIN
-    IDS_SNDVOL32       "Lautstärke Einstellungen"
-    IDS_NOMIXERDEVICES "Es sind keine aktivien Mixer vorhanden! Die Anwendung wird jetzt beendet."
-END
-
-IDD_PREFERENCES DIALOGEX 0, 0, 224, 250
-STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | DS_CONTEXTHELP | WS_POPUP | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
-CAPTION "Eigenschaften"
-FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 0, 0, 0x0
-BEGIN
-  LTEXT "&Mixer:", -1, 7,8,48,9
-  COMBOBOX IDC_MIXERDEVICE, 55,8,162,80, CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_TABSTOP
-  GROUPBOX "Lautstärke regeln für:", -1, 7,25,211,77
-  PUSHBUTTON "Wie&dergabe", IDC_PLAYBACK, 13,43,47,8, BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
-  PUSHBUTTON "&Aufnahme", IDC_RECORDING, 13,61,47,8, BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
-  PUSHBUTTON "A&ndere:", IDC_OTHER, 13,80,42,8, BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON | WS_DISABLED
-  COMBOBOX IDC_LINE, 55,80,155,50, CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_TABSTOP | WS_DISABLED
-
-  PUSHBUTTON "OK", IDOK, 114,226,50,14
-  PUSHBUTTON "Abbrechen", IDCANCEL, 168,226,50,14
-END
-LANGUAGE LANG_GERMAN, SUBLANG_DEFAULT
-
 IDD_BACKGROUND DIALOGEX DISCARDABLE 0, 0, 246, 228
 STYLE DS_SHELLFONT | WS_CHILD | WS_DISABLED | WS_CAPTION
 CAPTION "Desktop"
@@ -95,5 +54,5 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_NONE "(Keine)"
     IDS_CENTER "Zentriert"
     IDS_STRETCH "Gestreckt"
-    IDS_TILE "Nebeneinnander"
+    IDS_TILE "Nebeneinander"
 END
diff --git a/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/desk.rc b/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/desk.rc
index 32c88cbd359..e56a80d2f70 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/desk.rc
+++ b/reactos/lib/cpl/desk/desk.rc
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDC_DESK_ICON ICON "resources/applet.ico"
 
 #include "en.rc"
-//#include "de.rc"
+#include "de.rc"