How to hide speaker on taskbar?

[troyhuynh]

hi members
i'l like to use windows 2003 server to manage a user group so that i want to mute the volume and hide the speaker icon on the task bar of Windows XP.
thank you in advance

[BIG JOHN]

Hi, go to my computer, control panel, sounds & audio devices. Under the volume tab, put a checkmark in the mute box, remove the checkmark in place volume control icon in task bar box, click apply. BJ

[troyhuynh]

thanks big john.


i did that as administrator, then sign in as user, speaker icon still reappears.
im trying to create or distribute a user group account, so that i can disable the user group from seeing the speaker icon.

[Nix]

Disable the sound card in device manager.

Uninstall the sound drivers.

Disable the sound card in the bios if it is onboard or remove it completely if it's a stand alone.

Just a few ideas, might not get rid of the icon, but suer will disable sound.