volume Icon in taskbar

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Hello All
The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot. I can go to control
panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume icon in taskbar" and
it's there, but if I reboot it's gone. How can I get the volume icon to stay
in the task bar? Thanks in advance for any Help.
 
Hello Shek,

Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
(Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)

Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.

If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
(Troubleshooting the Notification Area)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello All
| The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot. I can go to control
| panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume icon in taskbar" and
| it's there, but if I reboot it's gone. How can I get the volume icon to stay
| in the task bar? Thanks in advance for any Help.
 
Hello Jan.
Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long shot. I
tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD. (short
history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program in
msconfig loading at startup all that time. I don't like programs loading at
startup if not necessary. Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
unfortunately deleted it completely. Every thing still works great except
the speaker icon in the notification area. I can show it manually but
everytime I reboot it's not there. Very frustrating. Thanks for your help
and Kelly's site is the greatest. I have fixed many problems using her
advice and tweaks.
Hello Shek,

Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
(Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)

Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.

If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
(Troubleshooting the Notification Area)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello All
| The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot. I can go to
control
| panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume icon in taskbar"
and
| it's there, but if I reboot it's gone. How can I get the volume icon to
stay
| in the task bar? Thanks in advance for any Help.
 
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long shot. I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup all that time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in the notification area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is the greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
 
The program loading at startup was systray. It's was listed as an exe file.
Now I can't find it anywhere.
I inserted the Windows XP disk, holding down the shift key so it wouldn't
automatically start. Went to run, typed cmd. At each prompt I typed the
following hitting enter after each.

e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
Typed exit to quit the command prompt.

But it didn't fix the problem. I think this systray entry was there from
previous windows version but you would think I would be able to fix it
anyway. I'm stumped.
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long shot. I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program
in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup all that
time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in the notification
area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is the greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume
icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
 
Hi,

Systray was used in Win98. The file you extracted is if you would have
received this error message while trying to access the Volume Control Icon:

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 have the Volume Icon remain in the Notification Area, you need to run the
edit mentioned by Jan:

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

If this doesn not solve the issue and it should, it probably means you are
auto-logging on and you will need to follow the other suggestions given to
you earlier by Jan found here:

Password protect your account or disable SSDP and uPNP Services.

Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I have also seen this happen to users who are using High-Contrast Color
Themes in Windows XP.




Shek said:
The program loading at startup was systray. It's was listed as an exe file.
Now I can't find it anywhere.
I inserted the Windows XP disk, holding down the shift key so it wouldn't
automatically start. Went to run, typed cmd. At each prompt I typed the
following hitting enter after each.

e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
Typed exit to quit the command prompt.

But it didn't fix the problem. I think this systray entry was there from
previous windows version but you would think I would be able to fix it
anyway. I'm stumped.
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long shot. I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program
in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup all that
time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in the notification
area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is the greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume
icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
Click to expand...
 
Hello Kelly Thanks for replying.
I have run the "save settings" line 54.
I don't auto logon and my account is password protected.
I have disabled SSDP and uPNP.
Yes I also have seen the icons in the notification area disappear but I am
using Windows default theme.
I found the systray in my windows folder but it won't open for me.
Don't know where to go from here, but I really do appreciate your help and
any other help you can offer. I'm stumped.
Hi,

Systray was used in Win98. The file you extracted is if you would have
received this error message while trying to access the Volume Control Icon:

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 have the Volume Icon remain in the Notification Area, you need to run the
edit mentioned by Jan:

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

If this doesn not solve the issue and it should, it probably means you are
auto-logging on and you will need to follow the other suggestions given to
you earlier by Jan found here:

Password protect your account or disable SSDP and uPNP Services.

Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I have also seen this happen to users who are using High-Contrast Color
Themes in Windows XP.




Shek said:
The program loading at startup was systray. It's was listed as an exe file.
Now I can't find it anywhere.
I inserted the Windows XP disk, holding down the shift key so it wouldn't
automatically start. Went to run, typed cmd. At each prompt I typed the
following hitting enter after each.

e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
Typed exit to quit the command prompt.

But it didn't fix the problem. I think this systray entry was there from
previous windows version but you would think I would be able to fix it
anyway. I'm stumped.
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long shot. I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program
in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup all that
time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in the notification
area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is the greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume
icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
Click to expand...
 
Most welcome, Shek and good luck! Keep us posted. :o)




Shek said:
Hello Kelly Thanks for replying.
I have run the "save settings" line 54.
I don't auto logon and my account is password protected.
I have disabled SSDP and uPNP.
Yes I also have seen the icons in the notification area disappear but I am
using Windows default theme.
I found the systray in my windows folder but it won't open for me.
Don't know where to go from here, but I really do appreciate your help and
any other help you can offer. I'm stumped.
Hi,

Systray was used in Win98. The file you extracted is if you would have
received this error message while trying to access the Volume Control Icon:

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 have the Volume Icon remain in the Notification Area, you need to run the
edit mentioned by Jan:

Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

If this doesn not solve the issue and it should, it probably means you are
auto-logging on and you will need to follow the other suggestions given to
you earlier by Jan found here:

Password protect your account or disable SSDP and uPNP Services.

Disable SSDP and uPNP Services (Line 156)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

I have also seen this happen to users who are using High-Contrast Color
Themes in Windows XP.




Shek said:
The program loading at startup was systray. It's was listed as an exe file.
Now I can't find it anywhere.
I inserted the Windows XP disk, holding down the shift key so it wouldn't
automatically start. Went to run, typed cmd. At each prompt I typed the
following hitting enter after each.

e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
Typed exit to quit the command prompt.

But it didn't fix the problem. I think this systray entry was there from
previous windows version but you would think I would be able to fix it
anyway. I'm stumped.
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a long
Click to expand...
shot.
I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Windows CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98. Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed a program
in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup all that
time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in the notification
area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is the greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "place volume
icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi there,

Thanks for telling me that the missing file is systray.exe locate
under WINNT\System32. I put back into the startup task and your proble
of mine solved.

You can located the file from {WINDOWSXPCD}\I386\systra_.exe

Regards

Neo
*The program loading at startup was systray. It's was listed as a
exe file.
Now I can't find it anywhere.
I inserted the Windows XP disk, holding down the shift key so i
wouldn't
automatically start. Went to run, typed cmd. At each prompt I type
the
following hitting enter after each.

e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
Typed exit to quit the command prompt.

But it didn't fix the problem. I think this systray entry was ther
from
previous windows version but you would think I would be able to fi
it
anyway. I'm stumped.
Hello Shek,

| Hello Jan.
| Thank you very much for replying. This is the best group by a lon
shot. I
| tried everything. Even tried to extract the file from my Window
CD.

- Which file did you try to extract from your Windows CD?

| (short
| history) I originally upgraded to Windows XP home from windows 98
Been
| working great for at least a year and a half. I always noticed
program
in
| msconfig loading at startup all that time.

- What was the program in msconfig, that was loading at startup al
that
time.

| I don't like programs loading at startup if not necessary.
| Well a couple of days ago I unchecked it an
| unfortunately deleted it completely.

- Exactly how did you delete it completely?

| Every thing still works great except the speaker icon in th
notification
area.
| I can show it manually but everytime I reboot it's not there.
| Very frustrating. Thanks for your help and Kelly's site is th
greatest.

Many people would agree with that!


| I have fixed many problems using her advice and tweaks.

Well, here is another one...

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Line 30. (Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings)

--
Jan
----------


| Hello Shek,
|
| Download, un-zip, and then run the tool at...
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
| (Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area)
|
| Navigate to [ Notification Area ], and try the options there.
|
| If that does not help, then visit MS-MVP Kelly's website and read
| http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_n.htm#na
| (Troubleshooting the Notification Area)
|
| --
| Jan
| ----------


|
| | Hello All
| | The volume icon disappears on the taskbar when I reboot.

I can go to control panel, sounds and audio devices and check "plac
volume
icon in taskbar" and it's there, but if I reboot it's
gone.

How can I get the volume icon to stay in the task bar?

Thanks in advance for any Help.
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