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Posted 6/16/2009 8:29 AM
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using windows xp pro 2002

Hi,

For some weird reason today when I turned my pc on, my volume control/mixer was not in my taskbar.

I cannot acess it through start/run &
when I go to control panel/ sounds & devices & tick the box to display the volume control in the bottom right(taskbar) I get a error messege saying,

The volume control programme has not been installed.

I do have volume control via my creative sound blaster audigy zs soundcard however I need to acess the windows volume mixer as I need to use the recording tabs, eg, mic,line in......

Ummmm, I have not recently installed any new programmes or played around with any settings, its just vanished!!

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Posted 6/16/2009 9:03 AM


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First take a look in your System32 folder,is the file sndvol32.exe present or not.
If you can't find it,download/unzip the file attached below to the above folder,then restart your pc.


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Posted 6/16/2009 5:06 PM
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I have never ever been so happy to see windows volume control lol!

Thanks Richie, its sorted now & back to normal

Nice 1

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Posted 6/16/2009 7:47 PM


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Thanks for the update.

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