Vista...yea...it has always been there but then i just dl-ed some updates and now i noticed its missing...i tried going into the computers settings and put it back but the click box wont let me... its weird
Did you try right-clicking your task bar --> Properties --> Notification Area --> Under "system icons" make sure "volume" is checked?
yes i did...however the volume check box is greyed out and i am unable to check it...i can see it..i just cant do anything with it.
Did you reboot? If yes and still have the problem, terminate explorer.exe from task manager and restart it again. Then the boxes won't be grayed out and the icon will be back again. If that doesn't work either download the registry fix for that particular problem floating in the internet and merge it with the registry. I Cant post a link now, but someone else could do it.