Solved sound man/media player video no sound

can anyone point me in right direction what to do
seem to have lost soundman at bottom of screen near clock not sure why it has gone didnt delete it im sure. its on my pc when i open it it appears near clock ?

other question no sound in windows media player when play movies from disc

im running xp

thx northernsoul55 helped me with the problem found disc that i had with it on but something was hiding it problem now solved
thx guys