When I opened the message, I found that BobJohns had written: > See if the following will help: > > A. To display the volume icon in the taskbar notification area, you must > select the "Place volume icon in the taskbar" check box in Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices applet. If, when you try to select this check box, > you > receive the error > > Error > Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the Volume > Control program has not been installed. To install it, use Add/Remove Programs > in Control Panel.
Yep! That's the dog that bit me! I believe this may be the most definitive solution to the problem yet, Bob. Thanks. However, will the fact that that control isn't installed prevent the mike from installing?? I can't see a mike on my system anywhere. > you need to copy the sndvol32.exe image from your commercial XP > installation media (not a vendor-supplied "recovery" CD-ROM) to the > system32 folder by performing the following steps: Do you think the one on XP-Pro disc would work? Also, what is involved in installing XP-Pro over XP-Home? > 1. Start a command session. > 2. Navigate to the CD-ROM drive by typing > > <cd drive>: > > 3. Navigate to the i386 folder by typing > > cd i386 > > 4. Expand the sndvol32.ex_ file by typing > > expand -r sndvol32.ex_ %systemroot%\system32 > > Similar method: http://www.jsifaq.com/subK/tip5200/rh5245.htm > ===================== Thanks for your help. Jim -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME list is hosted on a Windows 2000(TM) machine running L-Soft international's LISTSERV(R) software. To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have questions about the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
