My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

RCoen;633270 Wrote:
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing
happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date
without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

You might try reinstalling your audio drivers to see if that will fix
the problem. Note, on some audio drivers, you will need to install them
twice to actually install them. Once to remove the old one, twice to
install it.

If that does not help, then see if running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes)
can find and fix any system file errors that may be the cause. This will
show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...c-command.html

Hope this helps you,
Shawn


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What happens if you open it from the Control Panel?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

Same problem, same behavior

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

What happens if you open it from the Control Panel?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately neither suggestion worked for me. Any
others would be most appreciated.

"Brink" wrote:


RCoen;633270 Wrote:
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing
happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date
without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

You might try reinstalling your audio drivers to see if that will fix
the problem. Note, on some audio drivers, you will need to install them
twice to actually install them. Once to remove the old one, twice to
install it.

If that does not help, then see if running a "sfc /scannow" (no quotes)
can find and fix any system file errors that may be the cause. This will
show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...c-command.html

Hope this helps you,
Shawn


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RCoen;633871 Wrote:
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately neither suggestion worked for me.
Any
others would be most appreciated.

"Brink" wrote:


RCoen;633270 Wrote:

Hi Bob,

You might try reinstalling your audio drivers to see if that will fix
the problem. Note, on some audio drivers, you will need to install
them
twice to actually install them. Once to remove the old one, twice to
install it.

If that does not help, then see if running a "sfc /scannow" (no
quotes)
can find and fix any system file errors that may be the cause. This
will
show you how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66...c-command.html

Hope this helps you,
Shawn


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Bob,

The only other thing that I know of to do that is less drastic than a
complete reinstall, is to try a Repair install. This will give you the
details and how to do it.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html

Hope it helps you,
Shawn


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Are using WLOC by any chance?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
Same problem, same behavior

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

What happens if you open it from the Control Panel?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing
happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date
without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

Are using WLOC by any chance?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
Same problem, same behavior

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

What happens if you open it from the Control Panel?

"RCoen" wrote in message
...
My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT
Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open
Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing
happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date
without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

Hi, I too have just experienced this problem. It just happened although I had previously re-installed some Pinnacle software. I had left it in the mute mode and first noticed the problem when I tried to unmute and it wouldn't. It's not that i use volume mixer much, it's just annoying that it no longer works. A quick fix would be nice. What it WLOC Colin? Regards, Dave

Further to my last Bob, it would appear that as you suspect the application
does open but does not appear on screen. If you open" task manager" and look
under "processes" you will see "sndvol.exe" is running, this is it. If you
end this process you can then try to open volume mixer again. I have found
that sometimes it will open and sometimes not. This is far from being a cure
for what is a definite problem but it gives you an easier way of trying again
than constantly rebooting.
Regards,
Daveswuk

"RCoen" wrote:

My OS has been very stable (latest patches etc applied, no new
software/hardware). When I rightclick on the Sndvol.exe applet in the
SysTrack the menu appears. I can choose Playback, Record, etc. but NOT Open
Volume Mixer. Nor do I see the slider. When I left click on the Open Volume
Mixer it looks like it triggers an Event to the OS, but nothing happens. I
have rebooted (warm & cold) and even Restored to an earlier date without
success.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this?

Thnaks,
Bob

"daveswuk" wrote:

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thanks alot daveswuk I was having the same problems and what you have said
has fixed many thanks

Julie