Hi:

Have Win-XP Home Edition on a Dell 4600, 512 RAM 20 Gig HD.

Problem:

When I go to control panel to Sounds & Audio Devices & then

to Audio (have Creative SB Live! Series) and under either

the "Sound Playback" or "default device" I click on the "Volume"

tab, I get the following message:

"Windows cannot execute SndVol32.exe, use Add/Remove

program to install."

 

When I go to the "Volume" panel, and where it says "device

volume"--if I click on the space where it says "Place volume

icon in the Taskbar," I get a message stating that "windows

cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the

Volume Control program has not been installed."

 

I believe that somehow this program was not installed, when

I did a complete re-install of Win XP in June, '04.

 

Question:

Could someone please either e-mail this .exe program to

me or tell me how I can go about finding it on the WinXP

install CD-ROM.

Please also tell me specifically in what exact directory do I install it.

 

Thanks.

 

ADDENDUM:

Since I posted this question, I found the answer in the Microsoft support

section and, since others may have had this problem,I'm posting a copy

of it (it completely solved the problem):

 

Volume Icon Is Not Displayed in the Notification Area, and You Receive an

Error Message When You Try to Add It:
Article ID : 319095
Last Review : January 23, 2004
Revision : 1.1

SYMPTOMS:
On a Windows XP-based computer, you may experience one or both of the
following behaviors:
• The Volume icon is no longer displayed in the notification area at the
far right of the taskbar. 
• When you try to add the volume control icon to the notification area (in the

Sounds and Audio Devices utility in Control Panel, click to select the
Place volume icon in the taskbar check box on the Volume tab),
you receive the following error message:
"Windows cannot display the volume control on the taskbar because the
Volume Control program has not been installed.
To install it use Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel." 

 

As a result, you cannot start the Volume Control program and adjust the
volume and sound level settings of your computer.

 

CAUSE:
This behavior can occur if the Sndvol32.exe file is damaged or missing.

 

RESOLUTION:
To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of Sndvol32.exe from the Windows
XP compact disc to the system_root\System32 folder on your computer's hard
disk.

 

To do this, follow these steps:
1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the CD-ROM to prevent it
from starting automatically.

2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type cmd,
 and then click OK.
4. Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after 
EACH line, where CD-ROM drive is the drive letter of the computer's CD-
ROM or DVD-ROM drive that contains the Windows XP CD-ROM, and
system_root is the path and folder name where the Windows system files
are located (generally C:\Windows):
CD-ROM drive:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ system_root\system32\sndvol32.exe

Note that there is a space between "ex_" and "system_root" in this command.

 

For example, if your computer's CD-ROM drive is drive E, and the folder that
contains the Windows system files is C:\Windows, type the following lines
at the command prompt (pressing ENTER after EACH line):
e:
cd i386
expand sndvol32.ex_ c:\windows\system32\sndvol32.exe 

5. Type exit to quit the command prompt.
6. Verify that you can start Volume Control and that the Volume icon is
displayed in the notification area (if you selected this option).

 

By default, the Volume icon is not displayed in the notification area in
Windows XP.