To all that offered suggestions for my sound problem, eureka! After placing the "speaker" icon in my system tray, I was able to right-click the speaker, choosing "open volume controls" option. Sure enough, there was a box checked to mute all! Thanks to you all for your help! Signed, Grateful Cliff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:57 AM Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Sound and my redundant post > Cliff, > > This is with XP. > > Start/ Control Panel/Sounds&Audio Devices/ Audio Devices. XP opened with the > Volume Tab.It has two check boxes, one for mute, the other for "Place Volume > Icon on Task Bar" On this same panel, there is a button, "Advanced". Click > it and I find "mute" and "volume" for Playback, Wave/MP3, CD Audio, Midi, > Microphone and Line-In. > > Hope this helps if your using XP > > Lou > > Lou > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff Messner" <cliffmessner@xxxxxxx> > > > > > Louis, my "speaker" has disappeared from my task bar. However, going to > > control panel/sound, etc, I find the volume controls turned up, but never > > did spot a mute option...... ????? > > > > Cliff > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Louis M Hall" <lhall1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:51 AM > > Subject: [pchelpers] Sound and my redundant post > > > > > > > > > > There are several places where a volume switch is located. I am using XP > > > now, but your operating system should be similar. > > > > > > On the system bar along the bottom of most computer screens you will > > > probably find what appears to be a speaker. If I left click on it an > icon appears where I can move the volume up or down. If I right click on it, > I get a rectangular > > > button that covers two topics, one that covers the audio of many of the > > > sound devices such as microphone, CD, midi files, wav files, etc. There > is > > a mute button and a volume switch for all of the above. Behind the same > > > rectangular button, I find, Adjust Audio Properties which contains a > > number of items concerning volume, audio properties etc. > > > > > > Then you can go to start, control panel and then click on Sound and > Audio > > > Properties which will take you to the same place as Adjust Audio > > Properties above. In all of these places make sure the volume is high and > that mute > > is not clicked. > > > > > > > > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> > Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi > List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers > PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig > Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. > Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.