Mainter Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) ok i am running windows xp home edtion with sp2my problem is when i restart my computer the volume icon on the taskbar does not show up so i go into the control panel/sound & audio devices and the checkmark is still there saying place volume icon on taskbar so i uncheck then apply and check again and apply it comes up then i go to restart my computer again and its gone yet again how do i keep the volume icon from disappearing? Edited April 5, 2006 by Mainter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 im not sure weather this will fix it or not try right clicking start button- properties-taskbar tab click the volume icon and set it to always showin the dropdown marty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 im not sure weather this will fix it or not try right clicking start button- properties-taskbar tab click the volume icon and set it to always showin the dropdown martyyeah i tried that it did not help i do not hide any icons but i still set it to always show did not help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 (edited) when you go to sounds and audio and check th box doe an error come up on the screen if so post back.you may need to reinstall the volume program from the add remove program or from the command prompti do have the restore code but i dont want to post it in case that isnt the problem marty Edited April 5, 2006 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrBill Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 ok i am running windows xp home edtion with sp2my problem is when i restart my computer the volume icon on the taskbar does not show up so i go into the control panel/sound & audio devices and the checkmark is still there saying place volume icon on taskbar so i uncheck then apply and check again and apply it comes up then i go to restart my computer again and its gone yet again how do i keep the volume icon from disappearing?Right click on My Computer and go to Properties. Then the Hardware tab and then Device Manager. Do you see any YELLOW ? of ! beside the Audio or anyplace else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flashh4 Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I had the same problem a few years ago, only way i could fix it was to do a repair install. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 How many icons do you have near the clock? Sometimes if you allow many programs to load at startup they compete for space by the clock. The last loading startup programs may not appear. I always set my volume to maximum then uncheck the box so the icon isn't on the taskbar. The only program that I allow to load near the clock is my anti-virus. Any other programs I create a shortcut to and place them in the Quick Launch toolbar on the taskbar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 marty there was no errori might have got the fix i went to kellys-korner and downloaded a registry tweak i am bout to restart and see if it worked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 How many icons do you have near the clock? Sometimes if you allow many programs to load at startup they compete for space by the clock. The last loading startup programs may not appear. I always set my volume to maximum then uncheck the box so the icon isn't on the taskbar. The only program that I allow to load near the clock is my anti-virus. Any other programs I create a shortcut to and place them in the Quick Launch toolbar on the taskbar.i got 4 volume icon(not there) avast antivirus and the vrdb (avast also) then windows security alerts(thats up cause i do not do automatic windows updates) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 it worked!!! ya.................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainter Posted April 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and download #320. Restore Volume/Net Icon to Notification Areamight want to repost this in a fixit thread it came in handy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 If you right click on Avast's vrdb you will see an option to merge it with the main Avast icon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martymas Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 (edited) good one Mainterglad you got it fixedsome how xp has had this problemif i have a quick shut off or a error i lose that dam iconbut i can get it back through the command promptthere have been many posts about this volume icon thing but in different forms i remember some time ago flash4 lost his icon and we all posted different fixes but he got it back by repairing xpmarty Edited April 6, 2006 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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