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On Thu, 01 May 2008 01:10:12 -0400, Alan Clement
<> wrote:

>Please help if you can. HP Pavilion1630n running XP Media Center
>Edition. Lost volume, went through available troubleshooting with no
>results. Here is what's happening- Master control volume is at zero
>{lowest possible setting]. When I drag the volume control slider it
>falls back to where it was. If I play an mp3 I can hear it if I hold
>the volume control with the mouse- let go it falls back to the lowest
>position. When I hold it it is not stable . There is a constant
>fluctuation up and down from whatever level I am holding it at.
>Soundless, I welcome your help. Alan

Do you have a multimedia keyboard? ie a keyboard with volume keys on
it? If so, try a different plain keyboard. Reboot in safe mode, see if
it happens in safe mode.

"Evan Platt" <evan@*******************************> stated in post
on 4/30/08 10:33 PM:

> On Thu, 01 May 2008 01:10:12 -0400, Alan Clement
> <> wrote:
>
>> Please help if you can. HP Pavilion1630n running XP Media Center
>> Edition. Lost volume, went through available troubleshooting with no
>> results. Here is what's happening- Master control volume is at zero
>> {lowest possible setting]. When I drag the volume control slider it
>> falls back to where it was. If I play an mp3 I can hear it if I hold
>> the volume control with the mouse- let go it falls back to the lowest
>> position. When I hold it it is not stable . There is a constant
>> fluctuation up and down from whatever level I am holding it at.
>> Soundless, I welcome your help. Alan
>
> Do you have a multimedia keyboard? ie a keyboard with volume keys on
> it? If so, try a different plain keyboard. Reboot in safe mode, see if
> it happens in safe mode.

Hmmmm, good thought... maybe the volume key on the keyboard is stuck down.


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