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Windows Vista volume icon on Vista

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by soozie43, 2009/10/19.

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    soozie43

    soozie43 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have had this problem before, recieved a solution, but can't seem to find it now. My volume icon has disappeared from the taskbar. I have gone to the notification window and the place to check to put the icon on is gray and won't let me do it.

    The last time there was a simple solution. Hopefully someone knows what that is.

    Thanks so much for any help.
    Susan
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Do you see the "show hidden icon" arrow that looks like: <
     
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    soozie43

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    No, where should that be?
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    Down in the lower right hand corner where the icons are in the area called the Systray.
     
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    No, there is no < on the right hand systray. there is >> on the left hand side, but it doesn't have anything that has to do with the volume.
     
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    Arie

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    Right-click the Taskbar, select Properties > Notification Area and check Volume under System icons.
     
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    soozie43

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    Arie, I have done this. But the place for volume is gray and won't let me check it.
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Arie

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    Try rebooting and see if that works.

    Also, please enter your System Details. It helps us in answering your questions!
     
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    Evan, thanks for the the link. I really thought that was going to work. I tried the method three. Restarted, but that didn't work. so I went to the part to do it manually. I got all the way through to "explorer ", and what they say is listed is not. So that didn't work either. ..............Arie, I did reboot, it's still not there. I am using an HP Pavilion dv7-1245dx entertainment notebook. Windows Vista. Is that the information you needed?
     
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    soozie43

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    I went back in just to check and realized that the grayed out area was not gray anymore. So I checked it and all is right with the world again. Don't know why I didn't think to check that after doing the first step.

    Thanks for helping, guys..............susan
     
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    Evan Omo

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    Great. I am glad your issue is now resolved. :)
     
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