Re: Sound Icon in taskbar disappeared

Amanda,
I had this problem on my laptop before when it was equipped with Win Prof
2000. After I installed XP the sound icon reappeared in the toolbar. But
after a day it was gone again. I followed the steps you suggested but the
sound icon did not reappear after restart. Your instructions did not allow
for that fact. In my sound and audio tab the "show sound icon in tool bar" is
checked. I have tried to uncheck it then check it again but still no luck.
What am I meant to do now?
vinoboy

"Amanda Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> My understanding on this issue is that Sound Volume Control icon disappears
> in taskbar. If I have misunderstood, please feel free to let me know.
>
> Based on the description, I think there are some reasons may cause the
> problem and I suggest you perform the following steps to isolate the issue
> first:
>
> Step 1: Uncheck the option of Hide inactive icons.
>
> Please right-click taskbar, select Properties, uncheck Hide inactive icons.
>
> Step 2: Clean Boot to check if the issue is caused by some third party
> applications.
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type "MSCONFIG"
> (without the quotation marks). Click OK.
>
> 2. In the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) window, click to select
> the Selective Startup button.
>
> 3. Click to clear the check mark from the "Load startup items" below
> Selective Startup.
>
> 4. Click the Services tab, click to check the "Hide All Microsoft Services"
> box, and remove all the check marks from the remained Non-Microsoft
> Services. *note that please make sure that you do not uncheck the Microsoft
> services.
>
> 5. Click OK to close the MSConfig window. Click Yes when you are asked to
> restart your computer in order to enable the changes.
>
> 6. After restarting, please check whether this issue will reoccur.
>
> If this issue does NOT reoccur following the Selective Startup, please
> continue these steps to find the exact cause:
>
> 1. Click Start, click Run, in the Open box type "MSCONFIG" (without the
> quotation marks), and click OK.
>
> 2. In the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) window, click the Startup
> tab or the Services tab.
>
> 3. Add one check mark at a time to the entries under the Startup tab or the
> Services tab, and then restart each time to see if the additional entry
> reproduces the original problem.
>
> Step 3: Reinstall the drive of the audio in device management and check if
> there is any yellow excalmatory mark beside the audio devices.
>
> Step 4: Reinstall Audio Compression from Add/Remove programs.
>
> Open the Control Panel, choose Add/Remove programs, select Windows setup,
> then choose Audio Compression from the Multimedia section.
>
> Step 5: If the issue persists, please help me to collect the detailed error
> information when you put a check mark in the option of "Place volume icon
> in the taskbar" in Control Panel-> Sounds and Audio devices. Or you can
> get a screenshot of the error information and directly send to me at
> v-amanwa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx so that I can perform further research on this issue.
>
> To take a screen shot
> ---------------------
> a. Press the Pr Scrn key once on the keyboard when the error message
> appears.
> b. Click Start, go to Run, enter MSPAINT in the open dialog box, and then
> Click OK.
> c. Use Ctrl + V to paste the screenshot to the canvas.
> d. From the File menu, go to Save and save it as a JPG file.
> e. Send the JPG file to me as an attachment.
>
> Please take your time in trying the suggestions above and let me know the
> result at your earliest convenience.
>
> If you need any further assistance or have any concerns, please feel free
> to let me know, and I will be glad to help.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Amanda Wang [MSFT]
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
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> >Thanks for the quick response,
> >I had tried your suggestions with no joy. The sound actually is working
> but
> >the volume control is not is in the taskbar to get to the adjustments for
> >all other functions for sound and there is only 1 device in the audio tab.
> >Any other thoughts?
> >
> >"Greg-II" <gmc-the-2nd@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:D1AA78DC-3C94-4008-9406-AB03F53F760B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> Mine did that too - for no reason whatsoever! Go to Control Panel /
> Sound,
> >> Speach... / ->Change the Speaker Settings. Just under the volume
> control
> >> is
> >> a check box to place the icon in the toolbar. If that doesn't work go
> back
> >> to
> >> the same place and click the Audio tab to change the "Default device" to
> >> whatever you are using.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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