Missing Volume Control in Windows 98
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Recently, I noticed my volume control window wouldn't open.
It had happened sometime in the last 2-3 days (that was when i adjusted
volume last).
Normally, when the window is opened, the upper left hand corner is
labelled "Master Out".
what i tried doing (unsuccessfully) to fix this:
a) shutting down and
re-booting/restarting the computer
b) running MS system file checker.
c) scandisk ... indicated everything was
fine.
d) un-installing & re-installing
the drivers (audio)
e) un-installing & re-installing
vol control SndVol32.exe
f) tearing my hair out*.
Doing an internet Google
search showed a site which had the solution**:
http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=1156
A fellow called "Craze (crazy curt)" posted a fix here. The
fix
repairs a corrupt registry which places the x & y axis values
for
the
window absurdly offscreen.
He has helped many, it appears. One person (thread
1124 post#16), had
x & y values of 41562 & 562 before the fix.
Personally, my values were also off the scale,
3000 & 3000 before the fix. After
the fix they are 5 & 5.
Craze, you are a GDG, a G-Damn Genius.
Thanks very much Craze!
Sincerely,
Carpediem2100
2005,11,19
* (either by the grace of Murphy's Law or some other unknown reason,
I had partial results with this method)
** here is an excerpt from thread
1156: ############################
Originally Posted by Craze
Here's the fix for a suddenly missing Volume Control I suspect occurred
when Windows '98 froze during the process of updating new skin changes
into my dAP player.
The "X" and "Y" coordinates that position the volume control window
from last opening got trashed in the registry.
START>RUN...type REGEDIT...click OK.
Expand tree for HKEY_CURRENT_ USER
Click Software
Use "EDIT" tab in tool bar...select FIND...type in VOLUME.
Click FIND NEXT.
Browse through registry until VOLUME CONTROL is found using F3 key to
scroll with.
Click on VOLUME CONTROL...X and Y should appear in top lines of the
right pane window.
Click on X.
Right click X
Select Modify
Type in the number 5
Click "DECIMAL" radio button
Repeat for "Y".
The values my X and Y had changed to from the freeze up were (3000)!
