Can`t Get My Volume Control Icon To Show

[James]

My volume icon dosn`t show in my taskbar, even though I right- clicked
an open space in the taskbar, then clicked properties/ customize, and
the volume reads "always show",
howevver it is now under "past items". How do I get it under "current
items", and do you think it would show then?
James

 

[Guest]

Try this: Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices ->
Volume tab. See if "Place volume icon in the taskbar" is checked.

MD

 

[Wesley Vogel]

To display the volume control icon in the notification area
Open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel.
Volume tab | Select the Place volume icon in the taskbar
check box | Click Apply | Click OK

If you get this 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.

See this...
Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive an
Error Message When You Try to Add It
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095

How To Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435

Go here...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume

Scroll up just a little bit to see...

Volume Control - The volume icon does not appear in the notification area
(system tray) and follow all the troubleshooting steps.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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