[wannabe1]

Hi ?????...

Looks like you've covered the common causes...let's look a little deeper.

Click Start, then Run, and type services.msc...click "Ok". Scroll down the list to Windows Audio. Under "Status", is it Started?

If that was ok, have a look at this Microsoft Article.

I'll be out for a while this morning, but will check on your results when I return.

wannabe1

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you could dheck to see if you have any yellow triangle in your device manager


go start ....control panel...system... open it the hardware tab...device manager...click plus sign on sound

if theres yellow triangle try to update it right click click on update

[Dwight]

Hi ?????, I don't know if this will help or not
go to http://kellys-korner...m/xp_tweaks.htm
in line 316 right plane (sound Icon-Enable)

[?????]

hi i tried tht it is started and i went to that site aswell and i dont have a windows xp disc so i cant do it through the article way

[?????]

i tried everything else to nothings worked aswel so far

[?????]

the box is ticked so its not that either

[Dwight]

Do you have more than one user account?
if so, is the volume icon missing from both
accounts? or just one?

[?????]

i just have one user account

[Dwight]

looks to me like something has got corrupt and if
you don't have a xp cd then you need to see if you
can barow one from a friend, as long as it the same
thing as what you are running.

[?????]

aww okay thanks for everything anyways

[?????]

hi ive tried everything thats been mentioned but nothign has brought my speaker back any other ideas how u get it back?

[wannabe1]

You will need to know what sound device is installed on the machine...the information is available in Device Manager. If this doesn't help, we'll look at some registry settings.

Open Control Panel and double-click on the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon.

Under the "Sounds" tab, select "Windows default" in the Sounds Scheme drop down menu.

Under the "Audio" tab, make sure that Your Sound Device is listed in the top two sections...if not, select it from the drop down menu.

Under the "Voice" tab, make sure the Your Sound Device is listed in both boxes...if not, select it.

Under the "Volume" tab, make sure there is a tick in the box to "Place volume icon in the taskbar".

Click "Apply" and then "Ok".

Now look down by the clock...is there a little speaker there? If yes, double-click on it and make sure there is not a tick in the box next to "Mute" and that the Volume sliders are all set to at least halfway.

Reboot

Sound?

wannabe1

[?????]

hiya wanab1 where do i find out what kind of sound device it is? ive tried everything else you mentioned still no icon.. when i right click and go to propertties my speaker icon isnt listed in the current items list does that matter?