Step size of volume control in dell laptop

I have a Dell XPS 1530 with Vista business installed.
I notice that the the build in volume control buttons are virtually
useless. pressing then has a very small effect on the volume and to
make a significant change I need to press for a very long time.
Does anyone know how it is possible to increase the volume step size
of these buttons?
Thanks

No that is not the case.
I actually see the bar that goes up and does
and it does that in very little steps.

On Sep 1, 1:27*pm, "Christopher Muto" <m...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> no cross posting please. *this reply only to a.s.p.d where it was read....
>
> the buttons only effect the master volume control. *it is likely that you
> have the 'wave' or cd player' volume control set low which in turn makes the
> master volume have little effect. *double click on the speaker icon found in
> the tray (typically found next to the clock in the lower right hand corner
> of the screen) and the full volume control panel should appear. *raise the
> wave, cd player, and sw synth to the max and then try adjusting your master
> volume via the buttons to see if you find any improvement in how it behaves.
>
> "shoosh" <shoo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:89e6deb0-2da4-42bc-a664-...
>
> >I have a Dell XPS 1530 with Vista business installed.
> > I notice that the the build in volume control buttons are virtually
> > useless. pressing then has a very small effect on the volume and to
> > make a significant change I need to press for a very long time.
> > Does anyone know how it is possible to increase the volume step size
> > of these buttons?
> > Thanks

the sound step is incremental the longer you hold the button down the larger
the steps
"Christopher Muto" <> wrote in message
news: m...
> then what you are trying to describe is certainly not a common problem.
> let us know if you find a solution. might want to try the dell community
> fourms to see if they have a solution...
> http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums
>
> "shoosh" <> wrote in message
> news:30d0d077-bec8-48a6-a039-...
> No that is not the case.
> I actually see the bar that goes up and does
> and it does that in very little steps.
>
> On Sep 1, 1:27 pm, "Christopher Muto" <m...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>> no cross posting please. this reply only to a.s.p.d where it was read...
>>
>> the buttons only effect the master volume control. it is likely that you
>> have the 'wave' or cd player' volume control set low which in turn makes
>> the
>> master volume have little effect. double click on the speaker icon found
>> in
>> the tray (typically found next to the clock in the lower right hand
>> corner
>> of the screen) and the full volume control panel should appear. raise the
>> wave, cd player, and sw synth to the max and then try adjusting your
>> master
>> volume via the buttons to see if you find any improvement in how it
>> behaves.
>>
>> "shoosh" <shoo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:89e6deb0-2da4-42bc-a664-...
>>
>> >I have a Dell XPS 1530 with Vista business installed.
>> > I notice that the the build in volume control buttons are virtually
>> > useless. pressing then has a very small effect on the volume and to
>> > make a significant change I need to press for a very long time.
>> > Does anyone know how it is possible to increase the volume step size
>> > of these buttons?
>> > Thanks
>
>

In news:89e6deb0-2da4-42bc-a664-,
shoosh typed on Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:07:40 -0700 (PDT):
> I have a Dell XPS 1530 with Vista business installed.
> I notice that the the build in volume control buttons are virtually
> useless. pressing then has a very small effect on the volume and to
> make a significant change I need to press for a very long time.
> Does anyone know how it is possible to increase the volume step size
> of these buttons?
> Thanks

No I don't know. But I have been playing with Comfort Keys Pro and it does
that plus tons more. The step size is 10%, but you can change that too.
Displays a green bar on the screen when you change the volume. It is very
nice. Far better than what comes built in with my Gateways and Asus laptops.

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Bill
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