Volume control missing in Notification area

[Turkbear]

Hi,
My laptop's volume control has disappeared from the notification area and the volume check box on the notification area properties is greyed out..It used to be there, where did it go?
Dell Inspiron
SigmaTel audio
Vista Home Premium

Thanks



To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[linney]

System icons do not appear in the notification area on a Windows Vista-based computer until you restart the computer

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/945011#appliesto

These old XP threads may give you a few ideas to try if the above MSKB doesn't work.

Systray Speaker volume Icon disappears -> No audio device
thread779-1315961

Volume Icon does not load
thread779-904346




How to repair the operating system and how to restore the operating system configuration to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista (or 7)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesto

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/929135

950093 How to use the System Configuration utility to troubleshoot configuration errors in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;950093

Try your luck with a different user even if you have to create one.

Are there any errors in the Device Manager concerning Sound Drivers? Uninstalling the Sound Card driver and reinstalling it may be worthwhile?

 

[Turkbear]

Thanks linney, as usual you have lots of help to offer.

I noticed, before trying some of those ideas, that the other user on the laptop did have a volume control in the notification area, so I simply logged out ( as my user) and logged back in - the check box in the Notification area properties was no longer greyed out and checking it restored the control! All is well. ( I like Windows, but sometimes ).



To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[linney]

Glad you have fixed it whatever the problem was?