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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Show the Speaker / Volume Icon on Windows XP

Volume or the speaker icon in the taskbar, exactly in the notification area is useful for computer audio volume settings. With the volume icon in the taskbar, you do not need to open the computer's audio volume settings through the control panel, so you can save time. With the volume icon in the taskbar can also be used as one indicator that the audio is going well. In some cases the computer can not make a sound because the volume or the speaker icon is not active and does not appear.
One cause of the computer can not make a sound or audio is not their installed audio codecs. For that you must install first codecnya like relatec AC'97 audio, etc.. You can download an audio codec on ​​his official website, please aja mbah browsing in google. Usually after audio codecnya installed, it automatically or speaker volume icon will appear in the taskbar.

If the audio is OK, but the speaker or the volume control icon does not appear in the taskbar, you can display the speaker icon in the following manner:
  • Open the Control Panel and then double-click on Sounds and Audio devices
  • In the window that appears select the volume tab and check the Place volume icon in the taskbar and Click OK.
 
Addition to the above, sometimes setting the volume icon in the taskbar is set hidden so it does not appear in the taskbar. Shobat can change it to always show in the notification area settings.
  • Right click on start then select properties
  • Select the Taskbar tab and then click customize in the notification area option
  • Change the setting of always show or hide to always hide inactive then click OK
With the above arrangement, should the volume control or speaker icon has appeared in the taskbar.