Solved can't get volume icon back in sound tray even after following instruction

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ejn45

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I have windows vista home premium 64 bit and have lost the volume icon in the system icon tray. I have tried the notification Area - Sytem Icons tutorial, method 4. In step 4 I click HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
All I have in the right hand pane is: (Default) REG_SZ value not set. Can comeone help me out. Thanks
 

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Hello, and welcome to the Vista Forums!


Try this (large chunks copied from the Tutorial - thanks Brink! http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/106787-notification-area-system-icons.html)
  • Navigate to that registry key
  • In the right pane of Explorer, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  • Type HideSCAVolume and press Enter
  • In the right pane, right click on the one you just typed to disable and click on Modify.
  • Type 0 and click on OK. (See screenshots in tutorial if necessary)
  • Restart your computer.
  • Test and report back.
Thanks!

Richard
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
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    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
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    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
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    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
Richard

Thanks for the response. I did as you instructed, when I restarted I have no icon. I went to the regedit and in the right pane I have:
HideSCAVolume REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0). Any suggestions

Thanks
Ed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 518
    CPU
    Inspiron 518,C2 Quad Q6600, (2.4GHZ)
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0K068D A00
    Memory
    6GB Duel Channel DDR2 SDRAM At 800MHz94DIMM)
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Intergrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S1909WX
    Hard Drives
    640GB ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
    Mouse
    1
    Keyboard
    Dell Entry

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
I deleted HideSCAVolume REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) in the registry and restsrted the computer and still have no volume icon, I do have a network icon and a clock.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 518
    CPU
    Inspiron 518,C2 Quad Q6600, (2.4GHZ)
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0K068D A00
    Memory
    6GB Duel Channel DDR2 SDRAM At 800MHz94DIMM)
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Intergrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S1909WX
    Hard Drives
    640GB ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
    Mouse
    1
    Keyboard
    Dell Entry
ejn45 said:
I deleted HideSCAVolume REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) in the registry and restsrted the computer and still have no volume icon, I do have a network icon and a clock.
Click to expand...

but did you also delete it from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

as Dwarf suggested?
Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
I went back and did the following steps:
Went to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
I right clicked on HideSCAVolume REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) and clicked delete then yes. I then restarted my computer, still no volume icon. Went back to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
HideSCAVolume REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0) was gone. Am I doing something wrong?
Ed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 518
    CPU
    Inspiron 518,C2 Quad Q6600, (2.4GHZ)
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0K068D A00
    Memory
    6GB Duel Channel DDR2 SDRAM At 800MHz94DIMM)
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Intergrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S1909WX
    Hard Drives
    640GB ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
    Mouse
    1
    Keyboard
    Dell Entry
OK. Try setting the values to 1 as though you want to hide the icon and then restart. Now delete the values as per the Tutorial. Sometimes, for unknown reasons, you need to toggle the values in order for your desired effect to stick.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
    CPU
    Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
    Memory
    4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
    PSU
    XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
    Case
    Gigabyte IF233
    Cooling
    1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
    Mouse
    Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
    Internet Speed
    NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
I have my icon back. I right clicked on the tray and properties,notification area and checked volume. I tried this before but it would not let me ckeck this box.
Thank you for all the help I appreciate it.

Ed
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Inspiron 518
    CPU
    Inspiron 518,C2 Quad Q6600, (2.4GHZ)
    Motherboard
    Board: Dell Inc. 0K068D A00
    Memory
    6GB Duel Channel DDR2 SDRAM At 800MHz94DIMM)
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Intergrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S1909WX
    Hard Drives
    640GB ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
    Mouse
    1
    Keyboard
    Dell Entry
You are most welcome, and I am glad that the problem is fixed!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 420
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz
    Motherboard
    Stock Dell 0TP406
    Memory
    4 gb (DDR2 800) 400MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3870 (512 MBytes)
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 x Dell 2007FP and 1 x (old) Sonic flat screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 1204
    Hard Drives
    1 x 640Gb (SATA 300) Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0 1 x 1Tb (SATA 600) Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
    PSU
    Stock PSU - 375W
    Case
    Dell XPS 420
    Cooling
    Stock Fan
    Mouse
    Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
    Keyboard
    Dell Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    120 kb/s
    Other Info
    ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
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