The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Volume Indicator Gone? E1405

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by abercrombie, Jun 16, 2006.

  1. abercrombie

    abercrombie Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    15
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    i re-installed windows yesterday and the volume indicator was working perfectly, i boot it up this morning and it is no where to be found, i tried re-installing the Dell QuickSet utility, doesnt seem to work or do anything, any suggesgtions? could this be from a virus or spyware/adware? :mad:
     
    abercrombie, Jun 16, 2006
    #1
  2. Ninjak

    Ninjak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    135
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    What else is running on your system? For example, I use Spy Sweeper which will occasionally block Dell Quickset at startup until I allow it again. Until I do, the volume meters are gone. Does the QuickSet icon appear in your system tray?
     
    Ninjak, Jun 16, 2006
    #2
  3. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    50
    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Did you install the audio drivers?
     
    Unreal, Jun 16, 2006
    #3
  4. JeffreyDJ

    JeffreyDJ Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    333
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    My guess is Quickset isn't running in the system tray or is blocked. Which is eaxtly what has already been said. :p
     
    JeffreyDJ, Jun 16, 2006
    #4
  5. Aivyn

    Aivyn Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    261
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    its definitely Quickset
     
    Aivyn, Jun 16, 2006
    #5
  6. gohanssjn

    gohanssjn Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    560
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Should I install QuickSet on my 1210? it's in my resource CD, but not checked under "my system." What does QuickSet do exactly?
     
    gohanssjn, Jun 16, 2006
    #6
  7. JeffreyDJ

    JeffreyDJ Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    333
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    basically it takes about 6.6M of memory and it allows certeain FN-Combo options to work, as well as providing on-screen indicators for certain functions.

    If you click the system tray icon, they have consolidated several system type functions into a little context menu.

    It also has a quick launch to the full QuickSet app when you double click it that allows certain other things to be done as well.

    But, if you're happy without it, I suppose there is no use in installing it. For me 6.6M of memory wasn't going to make a difference and I like the visual indicators.
     
    JeffreyDJ, Jun 16, 2006
    #7
  8. gohanssjn

    gohanssjn Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    560
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hmmm, is there a link to the full functions? Was it installed when I got my laptop, cause it crashed last night, thus the re-install...darn chkdsk re-writing all the security identifiers :mad:
     
    gohanssjn, Jun 16, 2006
    #8
  9. JeffreyDJ

    JeffreyDJ Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    12
    Messages:
    333
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I don't know if tghere's a link or not, but when you get your laptop back up and going, install and try it out. if you don't like it, you can always unintall it.
     
    JeffreyDJ, Jun 16, 2006
    #9
  10. abercrombie

    abercrombie Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    15
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5

    i use mcafee, would that block it?
     
    abercrombie, Jun 16, 2006
    #10
  11. Aivyn

    Aivyn Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    261
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    nothing should block the indicators. just make sure that you have Quickset installed and running. Then play around with Quickset's settings.
     
    Aivyn, Jun 16, 2006
    #11
  12. Ninjak

    Ninjak Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    135
    Messages:
    170
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    It's usually only spyware removal applications (and some antivirus apps which contain the functionality) that will actively look for any startup apps or what it thinks are changes to the startup apps and flag them. If QuickSet had a need to access the internet, then a firewall app would possibly cause an issue. QuickSet and Creative MediaSource Go had to be granted permission to launch by Spy Sweeper every time I booted up until I disabled the startup shield scan. For a surefire test, you could temporarily disable your mcafee then reboot and see what happens. Or uninstall and reinstall QuickSet to see if it was just a bad install or driver problem.
     
    Ninjak, Jun 16, 2006
    #12