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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
Post subject: Volume control on task bar
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The volume control on my computer's task bar has vanished and I
can't figure out how to restore it. I'm talking about the small
speaker icon that was located at the right hand end of my task
bar. It was there and fully functional a few days ago but seems
to have been deleted entirely.
When I open Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices, then select
the Volume Tab I see a small checkbox with the text; Place Volume
Icon on the task bar. When I check this checkbox I get an error
message; Windows cannot display the volume control on the task
bar because the volume control has not been installed. To install
it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.
I've tried everything I can think of in so much as installing the
volume control with the Add/Remove Programs function in Control
Panel. There is no explicit mentioning of the volume control, but
seems to want me to place a CD in the CD drive then tell it which
program to install. I blank out here...which CD, and which
program or whatever on this CD?
Incidentally, my computer's sound system works normally for
things like MIDI files playing through the SB Live Wave Device.
Also, in Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - Sounds Tab,
all the computer function sounds are working.
What killed my Volume Control and how may I restore it? I use
Pizzicato Arpege Music software to compose music scores, and have
always played these through the computer sound system, but this
is not available now and the music software is silent.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:23:23 GMT, Gordon wrote:
> What killed my Volume Control and how may I restore it? I use
> Pizzicato Arpege Music software to compose music scores, and have
> always played these through the computer sound system, but this
> is not available now and the music software is silent.
Sorry, can't help with the missing icon, but I don't have that there
anyway.
I use VoluMouse: it runs at startup, there's no icon visible but the good
bit is that the volume is controllable with the mousewheel when the pointer
is anywhere over the taskbar/quick launch/tray.
It's very configurable (if not entirely intuitive). Worth having a shortcut
on the desktop or somewhere so that the interface is available.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:04:36 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd DeleteThis @ddaiv.co.uk>
wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:23:23 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr DeleteThis @DELETEswbell.net>
>wrote:
>
>>The volume control on my computer's task bar has vanished and I
>>can't figure out how to restore it.
>
>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume
>Tick - Place volume icon in the taskbar
>
Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
The volume control was installed and it was working properly
until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP 2, with MS Office
2007, Adobe PhotoShop, AutoCAD and some music software on this
computer. It has been, and except for the loss of the Volume
Control it is still working well. My music software operates as
it should except that it is unable to play the music as it has in
the past. I can save my music files to a MIDI format, then play
these with Windows Media Player, but this doesn't let me view the
music note sequence as I can in my music software.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:20:32 +0000, PeterC
<giraffenos.pam.DeleteThis@homecall.co.uk> wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:23:23 GMT, Gordon wrote:
>
>> What killed my Volume Control and how may I restore it? I use
>> Pizzicato Arpege Music software to compose music scores, and have
>> always played these through the computer sound system, but this
>> is not available now and the music software is silent.
>
>Sorry, can't help with the missing icon, but I don't have that there
>anyway.
>I use VoluMouse: it runs at startup, there's no icon visible but the good
>bit is that the volume is controllable with the mousewheel when the pointer
>is anywhere over the taskbar/quick launch/tray.
>It's very configurable (if not entirely intuitive). Worth having a shortcut
>on the desktop or somewhere so that the interface is available.
>
>http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html
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Thanks, Peter. I may have to go this way, but I liked the
original Volume Control and would like to simply restore it to
the way it was working until about 3 days ago.
I'm not sure my Pizzicato Arpege music software would work with
the VoluMouse setup, but if I can't get back to square one, I
will try it.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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Gordon <gordonlr RemoveThis @DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:04:36 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd RemoveThis @ddaiv.co.uk>
>>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume
>>Tick - Place volume icon in the taskbar
>>
> Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
> mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
> cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
> Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
> Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
That begs the question. Have you tried that?
> The volume control was installed and it was working properly
> until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
> what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
Are you trying to say that a CD is required by Add/Remove Programs?
> Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Pro
If the answer is yes, try the Windows XP CD.
Good luck.
> Thanks, Gordon
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:23:28 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd.RemoveThis@ddaiv.co.uk>
wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:37:00 -0600, Gordon <gordonlr.RemoveThis@DELETEswbell.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
>>mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
>>cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
>>Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
>>Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
>>
>>The volume control was installed and it was working properly
>>until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
>>what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
>
>The CD would be the Windows XP CD. If it is a full Windows XP CD
>(rather than a manufacturer's restore CD) then it should have a repair
>option available if the Add/Remove cannot locate the volume control.
>
Thanks, David, I was just afraid that if I continued with the
Windows XP CD it would mess up the whole OS and I would be unable
to pursue this missing volume control problem any farther.
If I can get my curate up I'll try using the Windows XP Restore
function.
Yes, this is a full Windows XP CD. That is, I bought it to
upgrade from Windows 2000. It does have to have some indication
that an upgrade is permissible. I could put the Windows 2000 CD
in the drive momentarily to satisfy this requirement.
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:06:29 GMT, John Doe
<jdoe DeleteThis @usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
>Gordon <gordonlr DeleteThis @DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:04:36 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd DeleteThis @ddaiv.co.uk>
>
>>>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume
>>>Tick - Place volume icon in the taskbar
>>>
>> Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
>> mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
>> cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
>> Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
>> Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
>
>That begs the question. Have you tried that?
>
Yes, I tried this with several program CDs, hoping that the
needed .dll file or what ever, could be located but this hasn't
worked, so far.
>
>> The volume control was installed and it was working properly
>> until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
>> what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
>
>Are you trying to say that a CD is required by Add/Remove Programs?
>
That's the message I get when I click on the checkbox in Control
Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - Volume tab. It makes a raucous
blooping sound and opens an error message telling me to use the
Add/Remove Programs function to re-install or otherwise enable
the Volume Control icon on the task bar.
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>> Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Pro
>
>If the answer is yes, try the Windows XP CD.
>
>Good luck.
>
Thanks, John, I tried, or started to try using the XP CD. I got a
warning message telling me that the XP files on the CD were older
than those on my computer's hard drive, due to on-line updates,
and the implication was that I should NOT try to re-install from
the CD.
So, I need to know which little obscure file on this CD has the
sound Volume Control .dll or whatever, so I can tell my
Add/Remove Programs where to look for the file it needs.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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Gordon <gordonlr.RemoveThis@DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:06:29 GMT, John Doe
> <jdoe.RemoveThis@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Gordon <gordonlr.RemoveThis@DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:04:36 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd.RemoveThis@ddaiv.co.uk>
>>
>>>>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume Tick - Place
>>>>volume icon in the taskbar
>>>>
>>> Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
>>> mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
>>> cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
>>> Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
>>> Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
>>
>>That begs the question. Have you tried that?
>>
> Yes, I tried this with several program CDs,
I have no idea why you would try several program CDs when you are
asked for the Windows XP CD.
>>> The volume control was installed and it was working properly
>>> until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
>>> what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
>>
>>Are you trying to say that a CD is required by Add/Remove
>>Programs?
>>
> That's the message I get when I click on the checkbox in Control
> Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - Volume tab.
Ack! That's not the message you get in Sounds and Audio Devices. The
instruction I referred to is in Add/Remove Programs. You did a big
leap there IMO.
>>> Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Pro
>>
>>If the answer is yes, try the Windows XP CD.
>>
>>Good luck.
>>
> Thanks, John, I tried, or started to try using the XP CD. I got a
> warning message telling me that the XP files on the CD were older
> than those on my computer's hard drive, due to on-line updates,
> and the implication was that I should NOT try to re-install from
> the CD.
Hopefully you're not talking about reinstalling Windows XP.
> So, I need to know which little obscure file on this CD has the
> sound Volume Control .dll or whatever, so I can tell my Add/Remove
> Programs where to look for the file it needs.
In the prior paragraph, you say it found the files but they were
older. Now you are saying it needs a location/path.
I don't see it explicitly stated, but I guess you're suggesting that
Add/Remove Programs specifies the DLL file it's looking for. I'm not
sure, but you might have to manually search the cab files on the
Windows XP CD in order to get a proper path.
Good luck.
>
> Gordon
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:47:37 GMT, John Doe
<jdoe.DeleteThis@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
>Gordon <gordonlr.DeleteThis@DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
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>> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:06:29 GMT, John Doe
>> <jdoe.DeleteThis@usenetlove.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>Gordon <gordonlr.DeleteThis@DELETEswbell.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:04:36 +0000, Vaidd <vaidd.DeleteThis@ddaiv.co.uk>
>>>
>>>>>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume Tick - Place
>>>>>volume icon in the taskbar
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Vaidd, but I've tried this and gotten the error message
>>>> mentioned in my original post. The error message reads, "Windows
>>>> cannot display the volume control on the task bar because the
>>>> Volume Control has not been installed. To install it, use
>>>> Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel."
>>>
>>>That begs the question. Have you tried that?
>>>
>> Yes, I tried this with several program CDs,
>
>I have no idea why you would try several program CDs when you are
>asked for the Windows XP CD.
>
You have misunderstood me. I have NOT been asked for any specific
CD. I was just guessing that maybe the error message was
referring to the XP CD.
The error message reads, "Windows cannot display the volume
control on the task bar because the Volume Control has not been
installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
Panel."
That's all, there is NO information as to where I can find the
necessary file or files that I need to install. I was just
guessing that maybe this was on the XP CD, but when I tried using
the XP CD I was warned not to do so because the files on the CD
were older than the files on my computer. Gordon
>
>>>> The volume control was installed and it was working properly
>>>> until about 3 days ago. I have no idea what uninstalled it, nor
>>>> what CD I need to put in the CD drive to re-install it.
>>>
>>>Are you trying to say that a CD is required by Add/Remove
>>>Programs?
>>>
>> That's the message I get when I click on the checkbox in Control
>> Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices - Volume tab.
>
>Ack! That's not the message you get in Sounds and Audio Devices. The
>instruction I referred to is in Add/Remove Programs. You did a big
>leap there IMO.
>
>>>> Incidentally, I'm running Windows XP Pro
>>>
>>>If the answer is yes, try the Windows XP CD.
>>>
>>>Good luck.
>>>
>> Thanks, John, I tried, or started to try using the XP CD. I got a
>> warning message telling me that the XP files on the CD were older
>> than those on my computer's hard drive, due to on-line updates,
>> and the implication was that I should NOT try to re-install from
>> the CD.
>
>Hopefully you're not talking about reinstalling Windows XP.
>
>> So, I need to know which little obscure file on this CD has the
>> sound Volume Control .dll or whatever, so I can tell my Add/Remove
>> Programs where to look for the file it needs.
>
>In the prior paragraph, you say it found the files but they were
>older. Now you are saying it needs a location/path.
>
>I don't see it explicitly stated, but I guess you're suggesting that
>Add/Remove Programs specifies the DLL file it's looking for. I'm not
>sure, but you might have to manually search the cab files on the
>Windows XP CD in order to get a proper path.
>
>Good luck.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:07:59 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr RemoveThis @DELETEswbell.net>
wrote:
>The error message reads, "Windows cannot display the volume
>control on the task bar because the Volume Control has not been
>installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
>Panel."
>
>That's all, there is NO information as to where I can find the
>necessary file or files that I need to install. I was just
>guessing that maybe this was on the XP CD, but when I tried using
>the XP CD I was warned not to do so because the files on the CD
>were older than the files on my computer. Gordon
Control Panel > Add/Remove Software > Add/Remove Windows Components (on
the left side) > highlight "Accessories and Utilities" > click Details >
highlight "Multimedia" > click Details > checkmark Volume Control > click
OK, etc.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:05 pm
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:14:05 -0600, Michael Cecil
<macecil RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:07:59 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr RemoveThis @DELETEswbell.net>
>wrote:
>
>>The error message reads, "Windows cannot display the volume
>>control on the task bar because the Volume Control has not been
>>installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
>>Panel."
>>
>>That's all, there is NO information as to where I can find the
>>necessary file or files that I need to install. I was just
>>guessing that maybe this was on the XP CD, but when I tried using
>>the XP CD I was warned not to do so because the files on the CD
>>were older than the files on my computer. Gordon
>
>Control Panel > Add/Remove Software > Add/Remove Windows Components (on
>the left side) > highlight "Accessories and Utilities" > click Details >
>highlight "Multimedia" > click Details > checkmark Volume Control > click
>OK, etc.
>
Thanks, Michael. I went back to Control Panel > Add or Remove
Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components, then clicked on the
"Accessories and Utilities" check box. Then I clicked the
"Details" button and got only two items on the next
screen...Accessories and Games.
I then checked the box for Accessories and clicked on the
"Details" button and got a multitude of items, but nothing that
looked like "Volume Control"
I'm thinking that this whole Volume Control function must have
been deleted when I was doing a disk defrag and general clean-up
a few days ago.
I think I should go ahead and do a re-install of Windows XP Pro,
even though I was warned not to go ahead with this because the
files on the CD were older than those on the computer. I suppose
I could then do an on-line update and restore the later version
files.
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:57:10 -0600, Gordon <gordonlr DeleteThis @DELETEswbell.net>
wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:14:05 -0600, Michael Cecil
><macecil DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
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>>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:07:59 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr DeleteThis @DELETEswbell.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>The error message reads, "Windows cannot display the volume
>>>control on the task bar because the Volume Control has not been
>>>installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
>>>Panel."
>>>
>>>That's all, there is NO information as to where I can find the
>>>necessary file or files that I need to install. I was just
>>>guessing that maybe this was on the XP CD, but when I tried using
>>>the XP CD I was warned not to do so because the files on the CD
>>>were older than the files on my computer. Gordon
>>
>>Control Panel > Add/Remove Software > Add/Remove Windows Components (on
>>the left side) > highlight "Accessories and Utilities" > click Details >
>>highlight "Multimedia" > click Details > checkmark Volume Control > click
>>OK, etc.
>>
>Thanks, Michael. I went back to Control Panel > Add or Remove
>Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components, then clicked on the
>"Accessories and Utilities" check box. Then I clicked the
>"Details" button and got only two items on the next
>screen...Accessories and Games.
>
>I then checked the box for Accessories and clicked on the
>"Details" button and got a multitude of items, but nothing that
>looked like "Volume Control"
>
>I'm thinking that this whole Volume Control function must have
>been deleted when I was doing a disk defrag and general clean-up
>a few days ago.
>
>I think I should go ahead and do a re-install of Windows XP Pro,
>even though I was warned not to go ahead with this because the
>files on the CD were older than those on the computer. I suppose
>I could then do an on-line update and restore the later version
>files.
Yes, but if you're going to do that be sure to download SP2 beforehand.
You don't want to go online with an unpatched fresh XP install these days.
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What sound chip/card do you have? Try reinstalling its Windows audio
driver.
On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:57:10 -0600, Gordon <gordonlr.RemoveThis@DELETEswbell.net>
wrote:
>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:14:05 -0600, Michael Cecil
><macecil.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:07:59 GMT, Gordon <gordonlr.RemoveThis@DELETEswbell.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>The error message reads, "Windows cannot display the volume
>>>control on the task bar because the Volume Control has not been
>>>installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs in Control
>>>Panel."
>>>
>>>That's all, there is NO information as to where I can find the
>>>necessary file or files that I need to install. I was just
>>>guessing that maybe this was on the XP CD, but when I tried using
>>>the XP CD I was warned not to do so because the files on the CD
>>>were older than the files on my computer. Gordon
>>
>>Control Panel > Add/Remove Software > Add/Remove Windows Components (on
>>the left side) > highlight "Accessories and Utilities" > click Details >
>>highlight "Multimedia" > click Details > checkmark Volume Control > click
>>OK, etc.
>>
>Thanks, Michael. I went back to Control Panel > Add or Remove
>Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components, then clicked on the
>"Accessories and Utilities" check box. Then I clicked the
>"Details" button and got only two items on the next
>screen...Accessories and Games.
>
>I then checked the box for Accessories and clicked on the
>"Details" button and got a multitude of items, but nothing that
>looked like "Volume Control"
>
>I'm thinking that this whole Volume Control function must have
>been deleted when I was doing a disk defrag and general clean-up
>a few days ago.
>
>I think I should go ahead and do a re-install of Windows XP Pro,
>even though I was warned not to go ahead with this because the
>files on the CD were older than those on the computer. I suppose
>I could then do an on-line update and restore the later version
>files.
>
>Gordon >> Stay informed about: Volume control on task bar |
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