Links were useless -- nor did I refer to them to get fix the problem.............MY dear.
 But then I couldn't have given you those helpful links, my dear.
   "smartinwla" <smartinwla@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:uXtwSyM0IHA.5716@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
   Oh yeah - I should not have posted it in the "smart a.s responses" category.

   All you had to do was ignore the question.
     "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eQYrylM0IHA.5728@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
     What does the "sound icon" in WinXP SP3 notification area have to do with Internet Explorer?

     Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

     . US: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11273&gprid=522131

     . CA: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-ca&prid=11273&gprid=522131

     . UK: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-gb&prid=11273&gprid=522131

     . AU: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-au&prid=11273&gprid=522131

     . Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173 | select Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3

     WinXP-specific newsgroup: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
     --
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     MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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       "smartinwla" <smartinwla@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:%23fV4DLM0IHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
       How do I get the sound icon back in the task bar?  Don't know where it went.  And yes, I have the "Show icon in taskbar" checked.