When using some Sounds and Audio Devices functions you see a message like this: 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. It sounds like the c:\\windows\\system32\\sndvol32.exe file is missing. This can happen if your antivirus/antimalware application thinks the file is suspicious and quarantines (effectively deletes) the file. You can replace the missing file with a backup copy of the file that is on your system in another folder. Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc. Assuming Windows is installed on your C drive... We know that XP keeps copies of critical system files in the following folder: c:\\windows\\system32\\dllcache Using Explorer, browse or navigate to the following folder: c:\\windows\\system32\\dllcache Locate the sndvol32.exe file, right click it, choose Copy (this copies the file to the Windows clipboard). If your Explorer settings are not set to show file extensions, you may only see a file called \'sndvol32\' that has an icon that looks like the volume control slider (that is the file you need). If the file is also missing from the dllcache folder, look for a copy of the file in this folder: c:\\windows\\ServicePackFiles\\i386 Navigate up one level to the following folder: c:\\windows\\system32 Right click an empty area in the c:\\windows\\system32 window and choose Paste to paste in the missing file where it belongs. Respond in the affirmative if asked to overwrite the existing file. Try your Sounds and Audio Device functions now. Note that running sfc /scannow will not replace the missing file since that is not what sfc /scannow does. Solution When using some Sounds and Audio Devices functions you see a message like this: 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. It sounds like the c:\\windows\\system32\\sndvol32.exe file is missing. This can happen if your antivirus/antimalware application thinks the file is suspicious and quarantines (effectively deletes) the file. You can replace the missing file with a backup copy of the file that is on your system in another folder. Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc. Assuming Windows is installed on your C drive... We know that XP keeps copies of critical system files in the following folder: c:\\windows\\system32\\dllcache Using Explorer, browse or navigate to the following folder: c:\\windows\\system32\\dllcache Locate the sndvol32.exe file, right click it, choose Copy (this copies the file to the Windows clipboard). If your Explorer settings are .

1. When using some Sounds and Audio Devices functions you see a message like this:
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.
It sounds like the c:windowssystem32sndvol32.exe file is missing.
This can happen if your antivirus/antimalware application thinks the file is suspicious and
quarantines (effectively deletes) the file. You can replace the missing file with a backup copy of
the file that is on your system in another folder.
Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot,
AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc.
Assuming Windows is installed on your C drive...
We know that XP keeps copies of critical system files in the following folder:
c:windowssystem32dllcache
Using Explorer, browse or navigate to the following folder:
c:windowssystem32dllcache
Locate the sndvol32.exe file, right click it, choose Copy (this copies the file to the Windows
clipboard).
If your Explorer settings are not set to show file extensions, you may only see a file called
'sndvol32' that has an icon that looks like the volume control slider (that is the file you need).
If the file is also missing from the dllcache folder, look for a copy of the file in this folder:
c:windowsServicePackFilesi386
Navigate up one level to the following folder:
c:windowssystem32
Right click an empty area in the c:windowssystem32 window and choose Paste to paste in the
missing file where it belongs.
Respond in the affirmative if asked to overwrite the existing file.
Try your Sounds and Audio Device functions now.
Note that running sfc /scannow will not replace the missing file since that is not what sfc
/scannow does.
Solution
When using some Sounds and Audio Devices functions you see a message like this:
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.
It sounds like the c:windowssystem32sndvol32.exe file is missing.

2. This can happen if your antivirus/antimalware application thinks the file is suspicious and
quarantines (effectively deletes) the file. You can replace the missing file with a backup copy of
the file that is on your system in another folder.
Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot,
AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc.
Assuming Windows is installed on your C drive...
We know that XP keeps copies of critical system files in the following folder:
c:windowssystem32dllcache
Using Explorer, browse or navigate to the following folder:
c:windowssystem32dllcache
Locate the sndvol32.exe file, right click it, choose Copy (this copies the file to the Windows
clipboard).
If your Explorer settings are not set to show file extensions, you may only see a file called
'sndvol32' that has an icon that looks like the volume control slider (that is the file you need).
If the file is also missing from the dllcache folder, look for a copy of the file in this folder:
c:windowsServicePackFilesi386
Navigate up one level to the following folder:
c:windowssystem32
Right click an empty area in the c:windowssystem32 window and choose Paste to paste in the
missing file where it belongs.
Respond in the affirmative if asked to overwrite the existing file.
Try your Sounds and Audio Device functions now.
Note that running sfc /scannow will not replace the missing file since that is not what sfc
/scannow does.