Minor annoyance...

[E McCann]

I've noticed recently that my volume control icon (the "speaker" by the
clock) disappears after every reboot. I'm not sure just when this happened,
actually - within the last month, though.

I can go into the control panel, and "Show volume control on the taskbar" is
checked. I uncheck, apply, then recheck and hit apply again, and the volume
control comes back... until the next reboot. I'll end up noticing it
normally when I start playing music or a DVD and go to adjust the volume,
only to see it's not there.

Like I said, a minor annoyance, but one I'd be happy to be rid of. I haven't
found anything while searching through the knowledge base.

XP Home SP1, AC'97 audio, all patches applied, all drivers up to date. (No,
this didn't happen after a driver update.)

Any ideas are welcome.

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Common issue. See if any of this helps:

Restore Volume and Net Icon to Notification Area (Line 320)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Volume Control Icon
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_v.htm#volume

Troubleshooting the Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na

 

[E McCann]

And to think I was actually on your site at the time... So far, so good.
Thanks.

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome. And thanks for the visit. )