hello, i have tried everything with volume but nothing seems to work here
using Windows XP SP 3 , followed the steps by microsoft SUPPORT site extracted SndVol32.exe
then followed the steps here too
then downloaded SndVol32.exe n copy/pasted it in system32 folder of windows
still dsnt work
the drivers r properly installed checked with device manager too all is fine there
help please

using realtek high definition audioFirst of all, please start at the beginning. What is the original problem? Second, what do you mean you "cut and pasted" sndvol32.exe?i cant see the volume controls in the system tray (main prob) , i downloaded the SndVol32.exe n put it in the system32 folder

windows cannot display volume control on taskbar because the Volume control program has not been installed.

get this error in spite of trying EVERY method suggested to rectify it.What happens when you go to START - RUN and type: sndvol.exe and press ENTER? Then try sndvol32.exe and press ENTER?windows cannot find either of them Okay. What led up to this? I'm guessing at some point everything worked properly, yes? If so, what happened just before the problem arose (new hw, sw, virus, error, did you delete files, etc)?

And again, you said you "cut and pasted" the file. Did you do that or did you MOVE the file to the \system32 folder?well i was installing like anti-virus n java since i had to reinstall windows itself coz of som problem, thigs were fine b4

i COULDNT find sndvol b4 i extracted it from the cd, so i downloaded it tht wen i cut pasted it to the system32 folder

now there are two sndvol32.exe one in system32\dllcache and another in \system32 .... and these are from the windows cdAdd/Remove windows components-> volume controlnope cannot find Volume Control options itself in the Add/Remove Windows Components.... tried everything n YET nothing is happening really don't get the real problem .... files in place ,drivers intact What problem caused you to reinstall Windows? And when you reinstalled, did you first reformat the drive? How did you reinstall Windows?cause of BSOD (blue screen of death) .... i FORMATTED the drive and installed from Windows XP CDFormatting because of a blue screen error seems like overkill, but okay (do you recall what the error was?). And just to be clear, you BOOTED to the XP CD and then installed, is that correct?

After formatting and reinstalling, did you install the chipset driver before installing the audio driver?yes installed the chipset driver and then the audio driver

yes boot from cd and installed
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and 24 it changed between these two....

well i couldnt possible do anything other than formatting n reinstalling is it? any other solution for bsod? just installing another copy of windows wont b good either, eats space, if any other solution would b of great help next time i get it ....