Fix - For Missing Volume Control

[Craze]

Here's the fix for a suddenly missing Volume Control I suspect occurred when Windows '98 froze during the process of updating new skin changes into my dAP player.

The "X" and "Y" coordinates that position the volume control window from last opening got trashed in the registry.

START>RUN...type REGEDIT...click OK.

Expand tree for HKEY_CURRENT_ USER
Click Software
Use "EDIT" tab in tool bar...select FIND...type in VOLUME.
Click FIND NEXT.
Browse through registry until VOLUME CONTROL is found using F3 key to scroll with.

Click on VOLUME CONTROL...X and Y should appear in top lines of the right pane window.
Click on X.
Right click X
Select Modify
Type in the number 5
Click "DECIMAL" radio button
Repeat for "Y".

The values my X and Y had changed to from the freeze up were (3000)!

These things happen.

Crazy Curt

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

Hey can anyone help? I deleted outlook express by accident now my volume control will not open and the icon is missing from the taskbar can anyone help with this matter I am going crazy with no sound on my computer.

[Spoon]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

Sounds like your sound card has uninstalled rom Device Manager.

[ANNA]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

I cannot open my volume control. I have Windows ME. I tried what Craze said but it doesn't work. Is that because it was for windows '98? Can you please help me? I have been trying for days to figure this out. My e-mail is gorseam@aol.com. I would really appreciate the help.

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i have the same problem and still tryn to figure it out. try going to control panel/ sounds, speech, and audio device/ sound and audio devices properties. in there go to volume and there is a box that says "Place volume icon in the task bar", click on it and it should work. the problem i have is when i click on it, i get a error measage that says i have to install the "Volume Control" program and i dont know how to install it.

[Spoons]

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i only came across this when i did a fresh install of win98se. once i installed the audio drivers for my sound card it all came back.

have you installed drivers for your sound card?

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

i have the same problem and still tryn to figure it out. try going to control panel/ sounds, speech, and audio device/ sound and audio devices properties. in there go to volume and there is a box that says "Place volume icon in the task bar", click on it and it should work. the problem i have is when i click on it, i get a error measage that says i have to install the "Volume Control" program and i dont know how to install it.

I am going through the exact same thing!! PLEASE help...this is driving me crazy!!!

Excuse my technological retardation, but how do I install these drivers you speak of, Razgo? At this point I will try ANYTHING! I have Windows XP by the way...

[Spoons]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

ok, anyone here with xp that can help?

[Unregistered]

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ok, anyone here with xp that can help?

Pleeeeeease?????

I've tried everything I can think of...which admitedly probably isn't much, but...

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

I followed the instructions below and did fine but after changing the values to "5" for x and y I have no radio button to click. What to do now?

Here's the fix for a suddenly missing Volume Control I suspect occurred when Windows '98 froze during the process of updating new skin changes into my dAP player.

The "X" and "Y" coordinates that position the volume control window from last opening got trashed in the registry.

START>RUN...type REGEDIT...click OK.

Expand tree for HKEY_CURRENT_ USER
Click Software
Use "EDIT" tab in tool bar...select FIND...type in VOLUME.
Click FIND NEXT.
Browse through registry until VOLUME CONTROL is found using F3 key to scroll with.

Click on VOLUME CONTROL...X and Y should appear in top lines of the right pane window.
Click on X.
Right click X
Select Modify
Type in the number 5
Click "DECIMAL" radio button
Repeat for "Y".

The values my X and Y had changed to from the freeze up were (3000)!

These things happen.

Crazy Curt

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

I tried the above. No luck at all.

Question: If I did a full system restore, would I lose everything I've saved to my drive?

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

thank you SO, SO much. i had the same problem with windows XP and that fix worked for me.

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

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A. To display the volume icon in the taskbar notification area, you must select the "Place volume icon in the taskbar" check box in Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices applet. If, when you try to select this check box, you receive the error

Error
Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the Volume Control program has not been installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

you need to copy the sndvol32.exe image from your commercial XP installation media (not a vendor-supplied "recovery" CD-ROM) to the system32 folder by performing the following steps:

1. Start a command session.
2. Navigate to the CD-ROM drive by typing

<cd drive>:

3. Navigate to the i386 folder by typing

cd i386

4. Expand the sndvol32.ex_ file by typing

expand -r sndvol32.ex_ %systemroot%\system32

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[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

Post number 13 fixed it for me and I run WinXP Pro. Thanks for the help!

[Unregistered]

Re: Fix - For Missing Volume Control

I found a link that has all the info on sound cards...

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/g.html