Dell Studio 17 - volume bar

Iv gone and managed to uninstall something which has led to me loosing the volume bar popping up whenever i change the volume.

I dont spose anyone could advise me on how i get it back could they?


many thanks guys

 

Download quickset from dell support

 

Thats what i thought (probably should have added that above) and its brought back the brightness for my screen & keyboard but the volume doesn't pop up when i adjust it. I was wondering if there was a separate driver for the volume control?

thanks!

 

Hmmm, i have a studio 15, and when i first got it i uninstalled dell quickset because i didn't know what it did. I noticed it stopped the wifi, volume and keyboard light indicators. so i think it's an all in one thing, maybe theres some settings.

Are you allowing it to run constantly from start up?

 

afaik i am, i'm not sure how to check as there is nothing in the msconfig startup settings. Iv tried re-installing it and restarting my computer but neither of them have worked, still not volume bar.

edit;
What are the 'gaming LEDs' aswell, its mentioned in the quickset readme (but nothing on how to fix the voulme bar)?

The readme;

README

Dell™ QuickSet
August 2007

This README discusses silent installation of the Dell™ QuickSet application on computers running the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. It is intended for system administrators deploying QuickSet on multiple computers without user interaction.

QuickSet uses industry-standard Microsoft® Windows® Installer (MSI) technology to perform installations, upgrades, modifications, and uninstallations. By applying MSI engine parameters, administrators can set up and customize QuickSet through the MSI command-line interface.
Using MSI Command-Line Parameters

Administrators can use the QuickSet-MSI command-line interface (CLI) to install, modify, or remove QuickSet features in unattended mode. A basic MSI installation of QuickSet entails entering the following command:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qn

This command installs all QuickSet features on each computer based on the computer's hardware configuration. The installation proceeds silently as an express installation. Default features of QuickSet include: (depending on computer hardware)
# Mobility Center tiles
# Battery status and health meter
# On-screen display for volume controls and "Fn" function keys
# Gaming LED support
Customized MSI Installation of QuickSet

By customizing installation parameters, administrators can invoke different installation scripts to selectively install or uninstall QuickSet features on different computers using the same installation package, QuickSet.msi. The ADDLOCAL and REMOVE CLI parameters allow administrators to customize specific QuickSet features for silent or non-silent (dialog boxes displayed) unattended installation or uninstallation.

command-line:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi {/qn | /qr | /qb} [ADDLOCAL=feature1,feature2... | ALL] [REMOVE=feature1,feature2... | ALL] [REBOOT=ReallySuppress]

ADDLOCAL: Add specific features or all features

REMOVE: Remove or do not install features

/qn -- "Silent" -- Specifies no user interface (unattended and silent installation)

/qr -- "Reduced" -- Specifies a reduced user interface (unattended installation while displaying dialogs showing installation progress)

/qb -- "Basic" -- Specifies a basic user interface (unattended installation while displaying a basic progress bar)

REBOOT=ReallySuppress -- Suppress all reboots and reboot prompts during the installation.

Refer to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) for complete documentation of all MSI command-line options: http://msdn.microsoft.com
Setting language for QuickSet installation dialogs

The QuickSet installer defaults to the English language. To request a different language for installation dialogs, specify the appropriate language transform:

German:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1031

Spanish:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1034

French:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1036

Italian:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1040

Japanese:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1041

Korean:
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1042

Portuguese (Brazilian):
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1046

Chinese (Traditional):
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:1028

Chinese (Simplified):
msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi TRANSFORMS=:2052
QuickSet MSI Installer Feature List

1) llp
"Internal Network Card Power Management" -- Puts LAN-on-motherboard (LOM) into Low Power mode to conserve battery when network cable is disconnected and computer running on battery power.

2) location.profiler
"Location Profiler" -- Create wired/wireless network profiles.

3) panel.brightness
"Panel Brightness" -- Support for Ambient Light Sensor, other display power savings features.

4) wifi.catcher
"Radio control options" -- WiFi Catcher™ Network Locator and Fn+F2 support.

Refer to QuickSet help for more information on the QuickSet feature set.
QuickSet Upgrades

The two key command-line parameters for upgrading are REINSTALL and REINSTALLMODE.

The recommended command-line for upgrading minor versions of QuickSet is:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus

Refer to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) for complete documentation of all MSI command-line options: http://msdn.microsoft.com
Examples

Example 1: Install QuickSet with all features; use the "Silent" user interface:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qn ADDLOCAL=ALL

Example 2: Install all the features of QuickSet except "Internal Network Card Power Management"; use the "Basic" user interface; set the installer dialogs to German:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qb ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=llp TRANSFORMS=:1031

Example 3: Install QuickSet with only the "Location Profiler" and "Radio Control Options"; use the "Silent" user interface; set the installer dialogs to Japanese:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qn ADDLOCAL=location.profiler,wifi.catcher TRANSFORMS=:1041

Example 4: Uninstall the "Panel Brightness" feature, leaving the rest of the QuickSet feature set unchanged; use the "Basic" user interface:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qb REMOVE=panel.brightness

Example 5: Uninstall the "Panel Brightness" and "Location Profiler" features, leaving the rest of the QuickSet feature set unchanged; use the "Silent" user interface:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qn REMOVE=panel.brightness,location.profiler

Example 6: Remove QuickSet and all its features; use the "Reduced" user interface:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qr REMOVE=ALL

Example 7: Upgrade QuickSet from 7.2.11 to 7.2.13; use the "Silent" user interface, do not reboot:

msiexec.exe /i QuickSet.msi /qn REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus REBOOT=ReallySuppress

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

©2006 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.

Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.

Trademarks used in this text: Dell and WiFi Catcher are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Windows Vista is a trademark and Microsoft, Windows, and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

 

I use a program called revo uninstaller, it has a built in function that tells you what is starting up with the computer and allows you to stop them. I'm sure there is many others like that.

Hopefully someone with more experience will be able to jump in and help, as all i can think of is the quickset drivers.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

thanks

 

Just to make things a tad more interesting yesterday the volume GUI appeared. It only appeared when i vol up/down but the icon itself wouldn't change. The icon seemed to be stuck on the 'volume muted' setting, and despite trying to unmute it, or alter the volume in a variety of matters it wouldn't chnage. I cant seem to get it up again now though and AFAIK i havnt changed any of the settings, just restarted it.

 

Check the default IDT audio drivers...they cause all kinds of weird problems. You can uninstall the IDT audio drivers and let Vista install it's own. I heard this also greatly increases the speaker volume, but it only allows you to use one of the two headphone ports.

 

Iv got them uninstalled, i put windows 7 on a few weeks ago and never got around to installing them again.

Could the GUI require the IDT drivers to be installed?

 

The volume bar is only dependent on QuickSet.

I didn't notice you were running Windows 7, though. For whatever reason, the volume overlay just does not appear to work properly on Windows 7. I had the same issue when I was using the release candidate.

 

Bah, thats a real shame! Seems funny esp with the keyboard & brightness working perfectly well. Also combined with it appearing (abit in a broken way) last night.

It would make life so much easier to be able to tell the volume from afar, thanks anyway!

 

Yesterday I installed windows 7 build 7102 and the quickset (also the volume display when changing the volume) were working. Mayby you can try this new build?

 

I'm running build 7100, how would i go about upgrading to build 7102?

thanks

edit; had a gander and am sorting it now, will report back if it works/doesn't work!

thanks Amargedon!

 

I'm sorry, there is a error in my post (it was still early when I posted ). It is not build 7102 but build 7201!!

Sorry!

 

Thats alright then, just checked and its build 7201 i'm getting! Must have got the numbers confused myself!

thanks again

edit; Are there many differences between the two builds? Anything visually changed?

 

It's mostly just behind-the-scenes changes and updates. I haven't noticed anything visually different.

 

Thanks guys, half way through restoring all 220gb of my stuff back onto the laptop having re-installed Windows 7 (7201).

Volume bar is working fine now, thanks again!