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 I was able to  resolve the problem at my end .  My system is an Aptiva 2169
S78 w/ a MWave Modem / sound card combination and I did the following to
fix the problem :
> Right click on "My Computer" on your desktop.
> Click on "Properties".
> Click on Tab "Device Manager".
> Scroll down till you find the device called " IBM MWave Digital Signal
Processors "
   (this is assuming your running an Aptiva with a MWave Modem / Sound
Card ).
> Click on the "+" box to open it .
> Check each line entry as follows > right click each in turn and first pick
"Properties "
   read  the info contained within . It may or may not say ie.. " device
driver installed ,
   but inactive to an unknown problem".
> Do this for all the device drivers to understand what if any problems are
shown.
> Now Right Click on each line entry and choose "REMOVE" and remove the
drivers
    that are installed for these devices.
> Next  scroll down till you find " Sound , Video , and Game Controllers "
> Carry out the same steps as mentioned above and let  Windows remove all
the
   drivers for each of the devices listed .
> Now comes the FUN part .
> Shut down the window you are in and return to your desktop .
> At this stage your computer no longer has any  drivers for either your
modem or
   Sound Card . You will let Windows98 rebuild them all , once you  shut
down and
   reboot your system.
> Next is important .
> Get your Win98 CD put it in  CD player.
> Go to START  and click on SHUT DOWN .
> Let your system shut down and walk away for a min or two and then return
and
   restart your computer .
> As the computer boots up into windows you will see screens pop up saying
   something along the lines " New devices found attempting to load their
Drivers "at
   this stage Windows searches your hard driver and then your Win98 CD for
the
   required drivers for all the ones you removed above , and rebuilds them
onto you
  systems Files.
> Once this is all done Windows may or may not ask you to again reboot your
system .
> Check in your Systems Tray and see if the Vol Control  Speaker Icon is
there if it is ,
    it is a good sign that  you have got your problem solved . If by chance
its not there
    reboot your system again and it should return.
The above mentioned procedures are all the steps that I carried out on my
computer to get the use of my Sound Mixer (Mic) and Vol Control back .
I can't say for sure 100% that  it  will be the cure  for your system , but
at least it can't do any more damage as it will only rebuild the drivers for
those devices you removed.
As a last note  My problems seem to have all started shorly after updating a
file from Microsofts Updates web site .
Hope this procedure fixes your computer  , please let me know how you make
out .
My Email addy is    iR@Kanada.com   < note change the K to C before using
the addy .
>>   iR (Canada)