Speaker Volume- Registry Setting or Something Else?

[Guest RW]

Every time I start my PC, the volume control panel settings always revert to

their maximum levels. This is despite the fact they were adjusted lower

prior to turning off the PC.

 

Is there a registry setting that will address this? Or is this indicative of

a different problem?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Dan]

RE: Speaker Volume- Registry Setting or Something Else?

 

Have you fully scanned for any kind of malware? It is useful to use

utilities such as SpywareBlaster to prevent problems in the first place,

Mozilla Firefox for less Active X vulnerabilities and to allow 256 bit AES

(Advanced Encryption Standard) in 98 Second Edition and XP professional.

Vista has 256 bit encryption in Internet Explorer. I also like downloading

them from the majorgeeks.com website and switching up the download location

for security reasons. In addition, Spybot Search and Destroy is a good

utility. Adaware SE has problems in my opinion because of too many false

positives in the past.

 

"RW" wrote:

> Every time I start my PC, the volume control panel settings always revert to

> their maximum levels. This is despite the fact they were adjusted lower

> prior to turning off the PC.

>

> Is there a registry setting that will address this? Or is this indicative of

> a different problem?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

[Guest Dan]

RE: Speaker Volume- Registry Setting or Something Else?

 

In addition, it could be as easy as checking the digital box in the advanced

sound settings or perhaps your sound card needs to be taken out and put back

-- aka reseated in slot. It could be your speakers as well. Try a few

things and let us know how it is going.

 

"Dan" wrote:

> Have you fully scanned for any kind of malware? It is useful to use

> utilities such as SpywareBlaster to prevent problems in the first place,

> Mozilla Firefox for less Active X vulnerabilities and to allow 256 bit AES

> (Advanced Encryption Standard) in 98 Second Edition and XP professional.

> Vista has 256 bit encryption in Internet Explorer. I also like downloading

> them from the majorgeeks.com website and switching up the download location

> for security reasons. In addition, Spybot Search and Destroy is a good

> utility. Adaware SE has problems in my opinion because of too many false

> positives in the past.

>

> "RW" wrote:

>

> > Every time I start my PC, the volume control panel settings always revert to

> > their maximum levels. This is despite the fact they were adjusted lower

> > prior to turning off the PC.

> >

> > Is there a registry setting that will address this? Or is this indicative of

> > a different problem?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

[Guest Eugenia]

Re: Speaker Volume- Registry Setting or Something Else?

 

 

"RW" <ranger52oc@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Every time I start my PC, the volume control panel settings always revert

to

> their maximum levels. This is despite the fact they were adjusted lower

> prior to turning off the PC.

>

> Is there a registry setting that will address this? Or is this indicative

of

> a different problem?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

Often found this to be the case for my own w98se (SoundBlaster "card") and

SoundMax Digital Audio set-up. As to what causes the fairly common

'auto-raising' of the volume controls, I've never been able to exactly

figure out. It might be due to whatever was the last *device* to be employed

(mp3 player) or something like that ?

 

If I use MPC (Media Player Classic... any version) I haven't an issue. If I

use IrfanView's player, I more commonly have that issue.

At any rate, that's why an ancillary piece of software like "VolumeLock" was

invented. Seems to be a common enough problem to have warranted someone

making this particular item. It does work (for me) and eliminates that

sudden rise in volume control slider and corresponding peace breaking

decibel levels.

 

VolumeLock - Prevent volume settings of your PC from being changed

unexpectedly

http://www.actualsolution.com/volume_lock/

"Each program has a volume control... but also assumes I want to change my

Windows settings as well. ....

.....The worst culprit of late, is a certain free internet telephone that

constantly tries to hijack my volume settings, ... It actually moves the

sliders on my volume panel...."

 

With this program you can guarantee that the volume settings of your PC will

never be changed unexpectedly. By creating your own fully customized rules

for any volume control, including recording controls, you can prevent other

applications from changing your volume settings."

 

HTH or at least gives you an idea. :-)