Take a look at our
ThinkPads.com HOME PAGE
For those who might want to contribute to the blog, start here: Editors Alley Topic
Then contact Bill with a Private Message

Application "tpvolbar"?

Operating System, Common Application & ThinkPad Utilities Questions...
Post Reply
Message
Author
Tõnis
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 303
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:43 pm
Location: Central Falls, RI

Application "tpvolbar"?

#1 Post by Tõnis » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:31 pm

I've seen an application called "tpvolbar" in my task manager. Process Library has nothing on it, and a Google search produces very limited results; what does come up, I don't understand. Anyone know what tpvolbar is?

Tõnis
R61, Core 2 Duo T8300 at 2.40GHz, 15.4" WXGA, XP Pro

jdhurst
Admin
Admin
Posts: 5873
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:49 am
Location: Toronto, Canada

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#2 Post by jdhurst » Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:09 pm

It appears to have something to do with TPV Electronics. Most of the hits are in Chinese Language, but that is basically what it appears to be. ... JDH

Tõnis
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 303
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:43 pm
Location: Central Falls, RI

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#3 Post by Tõnis » Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:20 am

Thanks, JD. I googled TPV Elecronics and it seems it supplies ac adapters among other things. Maybe it's something to do with my adapter/charging cycle. Whenever I've seen this application in task manager, it doesn't seem to hang around long. Just disappears.

Tony
R61, Core 2 Duo T8300 at 2.40GHz, 15.4" WXGA, XP Pro

RealBlackStuff
Admin Emeritus
Admin Emeritus
Posts: 23809
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:17 am
Location: Loch Garman, Éire

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:33 am

Seems to be part of/related to Lenovo util TPONSCR.EXE (ThinkPad Onscreen Display)
See this: http://www.vistax64.com/general-discuss ... tdown.html
Lovely day for a Guinness! (The Real Black Stuff)
Lenovo: X240, X250, T440p, T480, M900 Tiny.

PS: the old Boardroom website is still available on the Wayback Machine
.

Tõnis
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 303
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:43 pm
Location: Central Falls, RI

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#5 Post by Tõnis » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:43 am

Thanks, RBS. I was going to make a follow-up post because I also came across something that said it was related to the OSD. But, what makes it absolutely certain is that last night I observed the following: if I'm watching task manager during a Skype call, the appearance of tpvolbar coincides precisely with the appearance of the OSD volume bar which sometimes shows up at the bottom of the screen when I speak into the microphone. When the volume bar disappears, tpvolbar also disappears from the applications list. I thought because of its elusive nature in task manager that it might be a virus. I'm relieved that it's not.

Tony
R61, Core 2 Duo T8300 at 2.40GHz, 15.4" WXGA, XP Pro

dsvochak
ThinkPadder
ThinkPadder
Posts: 1164
Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:08 pm
Location: Lansing, MI

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#6 Post by dsvochak » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:15 am

Tpvolbar pops up in task manager when the OSD bar shows when the volume buttons are depressed or screen brightness is changed using Fn-Home. Oddly, search doesn’t find a file called “tpvolbar*.*” on my machine.
I used to be an anarchist but I quit because there were too many rules

Tõnis
Junior Member
Junior Member
Posts: 303
Joined: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:43 pm
Location: Central Falls, RI

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#7 Post by Tõnis » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:29 am

dsvochak wrote:Tpvolbar pops up in task manager when the OSD bar shows when the volume buttons are depressed or screen brightness is changed using Fn-Home. Oddly, search doesn’t find a file called “tpvolbar*.*” on my machine.
My findings exactly. I tried a search, too, but nothing showed. Well-expressed.

Tony
R61, Core 2 Duo T8300 at 2.40GHz, 15.4" WXGA, XP Pro

jdhurst
Admin
Admin
Posts: 5873
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 6:49 am
Location: Toronto, Canada

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#8 Post by jdhurst » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:50 pm

I just checked my Windows 7 machine, and this thing does not come up in Task Manager when I activate On Screen. There was a new version out within the last 7 days and I am using that, so that may be why. ... JDH

thomase13
Freshman Member
Posts: 75
Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2012 2:56 pm
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Re: Application "tpvolbar"?

#9 Post by thomase13 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:54 pm

Hello all,

I have been having this issue intermittently on my T60p running Windows XP for ages now but just figured out the solution!

When the ThinkPad Volume Bar (TPVOLBAR process) freezes, just End Task in the Applications tab of Windows Task Manager.
I did a full search of my disk for TPVOLBAR and also found nothing, but if you now [re]start the On-screen Display Drawer process, the volume bar works perfectly again!
(Start, Run, "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\HOTKEY\TPONSCR.exe")

Hope this helps someone because I don't see another solution anywhere on the Web despite it being a longstanding issue!

Post Reply

Return to “Windows OS (Versions prior to Windows 7)”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 15 guests