My volume icon in my toolbar is missing....what do i do to get it back?

Question：I have a Windows Vista, and I've tried riht clicking on the toolbar-properties and clicking on the volume checkbox....but for some reason it wont let me click on it. I ecently updated my sofware for a program im using. Please help me!!

Answer 1：

Hi Aly,

 

Thank you for posting on the forums.

 

Quick question, what program did you update? Is it your soundcard software? That could be what's causing your problem. Try uninstalling that update that you just did and see if your system will go back to the way it was. It could also be a 3^rd party software that's causing it. Let's try clean booting the system to remove 3rd party software and see if that clears up the problem.

 

Follow the steps below to place your computer in "clean boot" 

·         Click the Start orb on your Desktop

·         Type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. 

·         On the General tab, click Selective Startup.

·         Under Selective Startup, click to clear the Load Startup Items check box. 

·         Click the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All. 

·         Click OK. 

When you are prompted, click Restart.  Did you get your volume icon back?

If this does resolve the issue, then see the following Microsoft Article on "Clean boot" and the section "How to determine what is causing the problem" to determine which program or service maybe causing the issue.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

How to set your computer back, to boot normal:

·         Click the Start orb on your Desktop

·         In the Start Search box. Type msconfig, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. 
Click the General tab. 

·         Click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services, and then click OK. 

·         When you are prompted, click Restart to restart the computer.

 

Hope this will fix it for you. Please post back and let us know.

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JohnD