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Check Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices. &nbsp;On the Volume tab, make sure &quot;Place volume tab in taskbar&quot; is checked.
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Check Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices.  On the Volume tab, make sure "Place volume tab in taskbar" is checked.

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XP:<br />
Start -&gt; Control Panel -&gt; Sounds and Audio Devices -&gt; Check &quot;Place volume icon in the task bar&quot;<br />
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Vista:<br />
Right Click System Tray -&gt; Properties -&gt; Check &quot;Volume&quot;
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XP:
Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Check "Place volume icon in the task bar"

Vista:
Right Click System Tray -> Properties -> Check "Volume"

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You may also need:<br />
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371. Restore Sound - Windows Audio Service<br />
<a href="http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm</a>
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You may also need:

371. Restore Sound - Windows Audio Service
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm [http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm]

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Hi Albert_Greenspoon,<br />
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See:<br />
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How To Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows: <br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435</a><br />
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Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive an Error Message When You Try to Add It: <br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095" rel="ugc nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095</a><br />
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Note: The first article contains steps which is the same as what others posted. The 2nd link explains what to do if you receive an error message when adding the volume icon.
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Hi Albert_Greenspoon,

See:

How To Display the Volume Icon in the Notification Area in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279435]

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/kb/319095 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319095]

Note: The first article contains steps which is the same as what others posted. The 2nd link explains what to do if you receive an error message when adding the volume icon.

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Glad that I could provide something useful.<br />
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Thank you for the 'A' grade.
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Glad that I could provide something useful.

Thank you for the 'A' grade.

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Sound Icon doesn't appear in system tray
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System Tray Sound Icon

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System Utilities

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Windows XP

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