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Windows 2000 Multimedia

Remove (Or Add) Volume Control on the Taskbar

SUMMARY: Hide or show the volume control settings from your Windows 2000 taskbar.

To remove (or add) a speaker icon on the taskbar from where the sound volume can be raised or lowered, choose "Start" - "Settings" - "Control Panel". From here, choose "Sounds and Multimedia". When the "Sounds and Multimedia" multi-tabbed dialog box appears, choose the "Sounds" tab. Now, check or uncheck the "Show volume control on the taskbar" box as desired, and then press "OK".

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1. Don (10/31/2009 09:44:41)

The above method works for putting the volume control on the task bar. Problem is everytime I update Windows, there goes the volume control, gone again! Isn't there a permanent way to assign the volume control (and other options) to the task bar?