I have intall my operating system software and after the installation the sound logo does not appear at all. i try to open the volume icon and it reads you dont any sound mixer.

Hi,the problem is with the Software try re-install the operating system it might be corrupted .

At the bottom of your screen where all the icons are visible you should see an icon that looks like a pyramid. When you pass your mouse over it 'show hidden icons' should appear. Click that icon then click 'customize' to set icon behaviors.

If your Master volume is mute or showing disable its mean your sound card driver is not installed properly. Please install your sound card driver properly. to intall your sound card driver properly please follow these steps

1. keep your system driver's CD in your cd rom
2. on desktop write click on my computer and select the last option of "Properties"
3. a new window will appear select the 3rd tab HARDWARE
4. and now select the first tab DEVICE MANAGER
5. now a new window will appeared on your screen in this screen you can see a mark on the sound driver cross X mark or question yellow mark ? its mean you have any problem in your sound card driver
6. now right click on mark and select update driver
7. select your cd rom and click on next
after installing finish button will appear click on that and restart your PC your sound is enable now.

There are a number of different reasons why your computer may no longer give sound. If you have this problem, read on to learn how to diagnose the problem and resolve your PC's loss of sound.
Check the Speaker Connections and Volume Control Settings

1. Verify that the lack of sound is not due to faulty speaker connections. A simple way to test it is to substitute the speaker connection with headphones and see if you get any sound
2. Open the volume control window by clicking your "Start" button and then "All Programs." Click "Accessories," then "Entertainment," then "Volume Control." Alternatively, just click on the speaker icon that's in your System Tray.
3. Check the volume and mute settings. If any of the mute check boxes have been checked, uncheck them. If this doesn't work, read on.

Perform a System Restore If Necessary

1. If the sound has been audible from your computer's speakers and is suddenly lost, you may need to perform a System Restore. Click on the " Start" button and then "All Programs."
2. Click on "Accessories," then "System Tools," then "System Restore."
3. Complete the System Restore Wizard. If this doesn't work, read on.

Delete and Reinstall the Original Sound Drivers

1. Deleting and reinstalling your sound driver may resolve the problem. Your sound driver may have been corrupted or may be missing. The result of this is that the restore utility menu won't be available. For Windows XP, follow these steps.
2. Click on your "Start" button. Click on "Control Panel" and then "System." Next, click on "Hardware," then "Device Manager, then "Sound, Video and Game Controllers."
3. Click on a sound device named in the Device Manager, and then press the Delete key on the keyboard. Click "OK" in the window that appears. Remove all the listed sound devices i this way EXCEPT Audio Codec and Legacy Audio Drivers.
4. Restart your computer. Reinstall the deleted drivers using the Driver and Application Recovery CDs that came with your Windows XP system.
5. Visit your computer manufacturer's official website. Check for any updated sound driver software for your sound card. If any, download them along with the installation instructions.

I hope this information will be helpful. Thank you for using FixYa!

Volume Control - The volume icon does not appear in the notification area (system tray)
Go to Start/Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices.
On the Volume Tab under Device Volume, put a check in the box that reads: Place volume icon in the taskbar.(Classic View)

If that has been tried:
Place your XP CD in then go to Start/Run and type in:
EXPAND -R X:\I386\powrprof.dl_ C:\Windows\System32 (X- is your CD location)
Once done: Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 stobject.dll
or
How to fix system tray icons missing in vista and xp
For those who like to do it manually, open the command prompt and type the following two commands one by one:

From the command prompt, type
"taskkill /f /im explorer.exe"
"explorer.exe"

Hope it helps.

Hi kusumxisiss...
This problem is due to virus attack.
Try the following *Install and update the anti virus software.

If problem persists you need to reinstall the operating system of your PC


To reinstall you need *A copy of operating system loaded in a DVD or a CD

To reinstall

*Insert the os CD to DVD drive
*When your PC's logo appears keep pressing F12
*Select boot from DVD/RW++
*Select "INSTALL NOW"(in windows operating system)
*Select a drive in which the operating system is to linstall
*Follow the Instructions....
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT ANTIVIRUS ISSUES READ MY HOW TO SPEED SYSTEM? TIPS

Thank you have a nice day

Verify software volume control settings
First verify you see a small sound icon or in the Systray (generally at the bottom right hand corner of your screen). If this icon is missing follow the below section.
Windows XP

1. Open the Control panel
2. Open the "Sounds and Audio Devices" icon.
3. Verify the "Place volume icon in the taskbar" checkbox is checked. If this option is not available or is grayed out, skip to the next section of this document.
4. If you were able to check this box, click ok and close out of this window and the Control Panel.
5. Double-click the sound icon in the Systray and verify that all the sound volumes are mid-way or higher.

go to the control panel, open the sound and audio.
check the box in front of "place volume icon in the taskbar", under the device volume, in the volume tab page.

Hello.
You should look in the manufacturers website, even if you don't delete the device drivers you can visit their sites in order to find updates( this updates make you system work better, as they fix many problems and add new compatibilities to the updated ones), you might also find this device drivers for other Operating System just in case you want to intall a different one.

Most the time this software are applications, this mean that you only have to do a double click on the file or icon after downloading it.

In the case you don't know what your devices are, go to:
Start - Control Panel - Double click in - System icon - Hardware - Device Manager.
You will find the devices requiring drivers as yellow icons with the name of the device, in your case under - Sound, Video and Game Controllers.
Hope this help.
Godd luck.

Left click the volume icon in the system tray in windows.

A slider will appear which you can drag up and down to change the volume on the computer.

If the volume icon is not in the system tray, do this:

Go to Start->Control Panel
Pick Sounds and Audio Devices
Open the Volume tab
Tick "Place volume icon in taskbar"

Now you should have an icon in the taskbar.

If you cannot do this, then you do not have the proper sound card drivers installed and you computer will be playing no sound whatsoever, which is unrelated to your question.