I figured out what I was doing wrong- where I typed system root, I was
supposed to type the letter of the hard drive- oops. Jason.
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Jason Porta


"Chris Laarman" wrote:

> BAM (BAM@discussions.microsoft.com) in
> AECC5AA1-60DA-4738-8F7A-B9B9DE6B5613@microsoft.com:
>
> > I am having the same problem except I'm not getting an error message
> > when I reinstall sndvol32. The sound works fine, just no tray icon.
> > Enabling the check mark does no good. Reinstalling the file does no
> > good. Does this have anything to do with installing SP2? That's the
> > only change I made to my configuration.
>
> > "jaymanporta" wrote:
> >
> >> Here is what is happening: I tried to place the volume icon control
> >> in the taskbar, and it said I had to install a file. I tried to
> >> install sndvol32, as directed by microsoft, and it said that it
> >> cannot read the output file. Now what do I do?
>
> With me the Volume Control icon sometimes disappears from the System Tray
> (bottom right, near the clock). I then go to Control Panel |
> Sounds_and_Audio_Devices | Volume, then uncheck and (re)check "Place volume
> icon in the taskbar". That works with me.
>
> Sidebar:
> A long-time annoyance of Windows is, that not the full set of System Tray
> icons shows when the system had to perform certain tasks (like completing
> installation of new software) at start-up.
> My trick:
> I wait till the hard disk activity is over (System Restore point or new
> bootlog made?), then log out and in again. (In my XP Home (English) logging
> out can be done pressing Windows, L, L without waiting. The subsequent
> logging in appears quicker than normal.)
>
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> Chris Laarman
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