Volume Control

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Mike

I can't get volume control to work.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 319095 (Volume Icon Is
Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive
an Error Message When You Try to Add It) describes the
problem exactly but when I follow the instructions there,
I end up with this message "Can't open input file:
sndvol32.ex".
What do I do now?
 
I can't get volume control to work.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 319095 (Volume Icon Is
Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive
an Error Message When You Try to Add It) describes the
problem exactly but when I follow the instructions there,
I end up with this message "Can't open input file:
sndvol32.ex".
What do I do now?
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Look in your windows\system32 folder and see if sndvol32.exe is there.
If not, there should be an identical one in windows\system32\dllcache taht
you could copy into your system32 folder.
I'm assuming you made a typo above where you had sndvol32.ex"
 
Hi Mike,

Follow the steps provided here:

Place your XP CD in then go to Start/Run and type in:
EXPAND -R X:\I386\powrprof.dl_ C:\Windows\System32

Once done: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 stobject.dll

If the above hasn't helped and you have received 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.

To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of Sndvol32.exe from the Windows
XP CD to the system_root \System32 folder on your computer's hard disk. To
do this, follow these steps:

Start/Run/CMD. In the command prompt window type:

X: (where X is your CD Drive letter)
CD \I386

Then use the expand command:
expand -r sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32

Note: This assumes XP is installed on C: and that its installed in the
Windows folder. If not, you'll need to adjust the command accordingly.
Additionally, this must be an installable version of XP, not a "recovery
CD".

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

Volume Icon Is Displayed Incorrectly in the Notification Area After the
Computer Resumes from Standby
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828694&Product=winxp

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