Volume Mixer looks messed up

This has been annoying me every since I started using Vista, but I have
never mentioned it, as I thought that somebody else would. As I have seen
no mention of it, I just thought it was just happening to me, even though I
am on my third installation (same hardware).

Does anybody else get crazy corruption on the Volume Mixer, nearly all the
time? I think it might be due to my graphics card drivers, unless this is
common with other people.

On a side note, I like the new Vista sound control, but I find that I always
have the whole Volume Mixer open on my second monitor. I hope somebody can
come up with a replacement, which is smaller, and can auto-hide or
something.

ss.

I wish I had even a rudimentary mixer in Vista Ultimate RTM.

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"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>
> This has been annoying me every since I started using Vista, but I have
> never mentioned it, as I thought that somebody else would. As I have seen
> no mention of it, I just thought it was just happening to me, even though
> I am on my third installation (same hardware).
>
> Does anybody else get crazy corruption on the Volume Mixer, nearly all the
> time? I think it might be due to my graphics card drivers, unless this is
> common with other people.
>
> On a side note, I like the new Vista sound control, but I find that I
> always have the whole Volume Mixer open on my second monitor. I hope
> somebody can come up with a replacement, which is smaller, and can
> auto-hide or something.
>
> ss.

Its always the drivers problem huh? havnt it occured to you that vista might
be too touchy with what display drivers you install? I mean the sound mixer
thingy in XP
never got messed up whatever driver you had..

so may it be bad design that vista is so sensitive and gets messed up
easily?
I would call a rock solid OS, one that can work even if the drivers are not
perfect...
But in vista.. you throw in a bad driver and suddenly firefox shivers, the
start menu gets corrupted, or the mixer is messed up....


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>
> This has been annoying me every since I started using Vista, but I have
> never mentioned it, as I thought that somebody else would. As I have seen
> no mention of it, I just thought it was just happening to me, even though
> I am on my third installation (same hardware).
>
> Does anybody else get crazy corruption on the Volume Mixer, nearly all the
> time? I think it might be due to my graphics card drivers, unless this is
> common with other people.
>
> On a side note, I like the new Vista sound control, but I find that I
> always have the whole Volume Mixer open on my second monitor. I hope
> somebody can come up with a replacement, which is smaller, and can
> auto-hide or something.
>
> ss.

Same problem. Improved since RC1, but still I end up with black boxes and
other strange anamolies.


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>
> This has been annoying me every since I started using Vista, but I have
> never mentioned it, as I thought that somebody else would. As I have seen
> no mention of it, I just thought it was just happening to me, even though
> I am on my third installation (same hardware).
>
> Does anybody else get crazy corruption on the Volume Mixer, nearly all the
> time? I think it might be due to my graphics card drivers, unless this is
> common with other people.
>
> On a side note, I like the new Vista sound control, but I find that I
> always have the whole Volume Mixer open on my second monitor. I hope
> somebody can come up with a replacement, which is smaller, and can
> auto-hide or something.
>
> ss.

SS--

Are you getting the regular volume mixer when you right click the volume
icon if you elect to show it in the notification area?

CH


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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>
> This has been annoying me every since I started using Vista, but I have
> never mentioned it, as I thought that somebody else would. As I have seen
> no mention of it, I just thought it was just happening to me, even though
> I am on my third installation (same hardware).
>
> Does anybody else get crazy corruption on the Volume Mixer, nearly all the
> time? I think it might be due to my graphics card drivers, unless this is
> common with other people.
>
> On a side note, I like the new Vista sound control, but I find that I
> always have the whole Volume Mixer open on my second monitor. I hope
> somebody can come up with a replacement, which is smaller, and can
> auto-hide or something.
>
> ss.

"Chad Harris" <msftneedstogetoutvistainfo.net> wrote in message
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> SS--
>
> Are you getting the regular volume mixer when you right click the volume
> icon if you elect to show it in the notification area?


Yes, this is what I am referring to, if you mean the new vista style one to
be the regular one. It appears corrupted just about all the time, and it
seems that I am not the only one that has this problem.

ss.

"James" <minorkeys@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Same problem. Improved since RC1, but still I end up with black boxes and
> other strange anamolies.
>

What graphics card do you have? I have an ATi FireGL V5200.

ss.

nVidia GeForce 6800. It's the only visual element that consistently bugs
out on me. Not nearly as bad as it was in RC1...but it still happens.


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "James" <minorkeys@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eUnHpE6IHHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Same problem. Improved since RC1, but still I end up with black boxes
>> and other strange anamolies.
>>
>
> What graphics card do you have? I have an ATi FireGL V5200.
>
> ss.

Try running sfc.

CH


"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote in message
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> "Chad Harris" <msftneedstogetoutvistainfo.net> wrote in message
> news:%23mG8UQ6IHHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> SS--
>>
>> Are you getting the regular volume mixer when you right click the volume
>> icon if you elect to show it in the notification area?
>
>
> Yes, this is what I am referring to, if you mean the new vista style one
> to be the regular one. It appears corrupted just about all the time, and
> it seems that I am not the only one that has this problem.
>
> ss.

"Chad Harris" <msftneedstogetoutvistainfo.net> wrote in message
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> Try running sfc.


That's not going to help at all, considering that this has appeared with
three different OS installations.

ss.