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Article ID: 938308 - Last Review: June 13, 2007 - Revision: 1.0

The volume slider may appear with a black background in Volume Mixer in Windows Vista

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SYMPTOMS

When you open Volume Mixer in Windows Vista, the volume slider may appear with a black background.
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CAUSE

This problem occurs because, under certain rare conditions, Volume Mixer may not redraw the background correctly. This problem is most likely to occur when other CPU-intensive programs are running.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, slide the volume slider up or down to update the screen.

Note This problem may reoccur the next time that you open Volume Mixer.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Starter
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Enterprise
  • Windows Vista Ultimate
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