volume icon will not open correctly

[Claire Wright]

I've been having trouble opening the volume control at
the bottom right corner of my taskbar. On double clicking
the icon, a window is displayed with the title 'File
Download' with the information-

Some files can harm your computer. If the file
imformation below looks suspicious, or you do not fully
trust the source, do not open or save this file.
File name:
File type: Application
From:
This type of file could harm your computer if it contains
malicious code.
Would you like to open the file or save it to your
computer?
I then have the option of opening, cancelling or getting
more information.
On clicking open, the volume control icon appears on the
taskbar, however the window for the volume panel is not
visible. I've tried to move, minimize, maximise and
restore the window but nothing causes the window to
appear.
I hope someone can help me rectify this problem-I'd be
really grateful for any responses.

[Rich Barry]

First, go to Classic Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices. Uncheck the
box " Place Volume Icon in Task Bar".
Click Apply>OK. Restart and then go back and recheck the same box. See
what happens. If that doesn't work then
Rt click MyComputer>Properties>Hardware>Device Manager. Scroll down to
Sound, Video and game controllers
click on the + sign and look for any yellow or red marks. If there are
any you have to update your audio drivers.
"Claire Wright" > wrote in message
...
> I've been having trouble opening the volume control at
> the bottom right corner of my taskbar. On double clicking
> the icon, a window is displayed with the title 'File
> Download' with the information-
>
> Some files can harm your computer. If the file
> imformation below looks suspicious, or you do not fully
> trust the source, do not open or save this file.
> File name:
> File type: Application
> From:
> This type of file could harm your computer if it contains
> malicious code.
> Would you like to open the file or save it to your
> computer?
> I then have the option of opening, cancelling or getting
> more information.
> On clicking open, the volume control icon appears on the
> taskbar, however the window for the volume panel is not
> visible. I've tried to move, minimize, maximise and
> restore the window but nothing causes the window to
> appear.
> I hope someone can help me rectify this problem-I'd be
> really grateful for any responses.
>

[Claire Wright]

Thanks very much for your response, unfortunately the
control panel method didn't work and I'm still getting
the file download message. Also, when I looked for any
yellow and red marks there were non present.
>-----Original Message-----
> First, go to Classic Control Panel>Sounds and Audio
Devices. Uncheck the
>box " Place Volume Icon in Task Bar".
> Click Apply>OK. Restart and then go back and recheck
the same box. See
>what happens. If that doesn't work then
> Rt click MyComputer>Properties>Hardware>Device
Manager. Scroll down to
>Sound, Video and game controllers
> click on the + sign and look for any yellow or red
marks. If there are
>any you have to update your audio drivers.
>"Claire Wright" > wrote in
message
...
>> I've been having trouble opening the volume control at
>> the bottom right corner of my taskbar. On double
clicking
>> the icon, a window is displayed with the title 'File
>> Download' with the information-
>>
>> Some files can harm your computer. If the file
>> imformation below looks suspicious, or you do not fully
>> trust the source, do not open or save this file.
>> File name:
>> File type: Application
>> From:
>> This type of file could harm your computer if it
contains
>> malicious code.
>> Would you like to open the file or save it to your
>> computer?
>> I then have the option of opening, cancelling or
getting
>> more information.
>> On clicking open, the volume control icon appears on
the
>> taskbar, however the window for the volume panel is not
>> visible. I've tried to move, minimize, maximise and
>> restore the window but nothing causes the window to
>> appear.
>> I hope someone can help me rectify this problem-I'd be
>> really grateful for any responses.
>>
>
>
>.
>

[Rich Barry]

Claire, try a System File Check. Go to Start>Run type: sfc /scannow
Have your WinXP cd in the drive.
"Claire Wright" > wrote in message
...
> I've been having trouble opening the volume control at
> the bottom right corner of my taskbar. On double clicking
> the icon, a window is displayed with the title 'File
> Download' with the information-
>
> Some files can harm your computer. If the file
> imformation below looks suspicious, or you do not fully
> trust the source, do not open or save this file.
> File name:
> File type: Application
> From:
> This type of file could harm your computer if it contains
> malicious code.
> Would you like to open the file or save it to your
> computer?
> I then have the option of opening, cancelling or getting
> more information.
> On clicking open, the volume control icon appears on the
> taskbar, however the window for the volume panel is not
> visible. I've tried to move, minimize, maximise and
> restore the window but nothing causes the window to
> appear.
> I hope someone can help me rectify this problem-I'd be
> really grateful for any responses.
>