Volume Control

All of a sudden my volume control has disappeared from
the taskbar, and none of the Windows sounds, including
the startup sound, will play.

Audio programs such as WMP and RealPlayer are fine. I
can't find anything wrong in the Sounds settings of the
Control Panel. The 'Show Volume Control' box is ticked.
My HDD (which has been replaced since) was showing signs
of trouble, so it may be a damaged file, but I want to
avoid a reinstall of XP if possible, as I don't want to
lose my settings, and this mightn't be the problem
anyway. Any suggestions please?

Spydah

Thanks. I tried the regedit, but all was OK. Had a look
at kellys-korner, but it looks a bit scary. Maybe I'll
have to face up to a Windows reinstall.
Rgds
Spydah
-----Original Message-----
Go to this site and see if it helps: http://www.kellys-
korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
Go down to where did my sounds go line.

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