You cannot hurt anything by expanding sndvol32.ex_ give it a go.

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:Oc7twSj7FHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Jeannine Gaskell <mjgaskell@comcast.net> hunted and pecked:
> 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
>>
>>
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>> 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