I don't receive any kind of error message. The volume icon just doesn't
show up. Should I proceed with this even though I don't get a message?
Thanks, Jeannine

"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:OU6sYHj7FHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You have to expand sndvol32.ex_ notice the _ (underscore) that means that
> the file sndvol32.ex_ is compressed and needs to be expanded to
> sndvol32.exe.
>
> sndvol32.ex_ is the compressed version of sndvol32.exe and has to be
> expanded in order to be of any use.
>
> Compressed files are sort of like zipped files only different.
>
> Follow the directions at the link below and make sure that you type
> expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe
>
> Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive an
> Error Message When You Try to Add It
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];319095
>
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:O8JY19i7FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl,
> Jeannine Gaskell <mjgaskell@comcast.net> hunted and pecked:
>> I can't get the volume icon to display in the system tray (notification
>> area). I have marked it to show through Control Panel | Sound & Audio
>> Devices. I have also right clicked in the system tray and picked Always
>> Show. I referred to KB article 319095, which said to resolve the matter
>> I
>> should use my Windows XP CD to re-install Sndvol32.exe which is either
>> damaged or missing. I searched and it's not missing, so it must be
>> damaged. I tried to follow the directions in the KB article, but it says
>> "expand sndvol32.ex
>> Note that it does NOT say sndvol32.exe
>> Do you think the KB article is wrong. I hate to start fooling around
>> with
>> stuff I really don't know how to do. I've never heard of a file with a 2
>> letter suffix.
>> Thanks, Jeannine
>