ok, first of all you gottsa know if your sound card is still there !
FACT:
the volume controls don't disappear for nothing and doesn't do it on his own... two things can make it disappear like that, SOUND CARD being disabled or not installed correctly, which will lead you to a very very difficult reinstallation ! or the option in the control panel that says "SHOWS THE CONTROL IN THE SYSTEM TRAY" has been de-checked which means it was turned off !
first of all...
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start>programs>accessories>entertainment. click the volume control. change the settings
if that as been done, and you still don't have sounds, that mainly means that there are no sound cards working with those controls, which gives you a good guess that the sound card is in problem.
to be sure, go ahead and do this...
RIGHT-CLICK on MY COMPUTER.
then CLICK PROPERTIES
then CLICK MATERIAL
then CHECK if your sound card is still there !
if it isn't then your problem is there, you'll have to reinstall it !
in case it is there and working, try to check the option i was talking above.
goto CONTROL PANEL
then MULTIMEDIA
then CLICK AUDIO
then CHECK "SHOW THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE TASK BAR"
after that, CLICK APPLY
then CLICK OK
then your on, it is suppose to appear there as soon as your over with that !
if it still doesn't help you, then i will need a lot more information since i don't have the computer in front of me !
hope it helped you !
good luck my friend !