sound icon/network manager missing

[Mark]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 3:05 PM, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
> The sound icon/network manager/battery indicator missing on my 10.10
> netbook installation.  The noticification applet is there.  I removed
> it and added it.  In startup applications Network Manager is checked.
> Anyone have any other suggestions?  In my other user everything is
> fine.  A while ago after I added the applet, the battery and only the
> battery icon appeared, when I deleted the applet and put it back, the
> battery disappeared.
>
Sounds like you're missing a piece here or there, but without more
specifics it's hard to tell which.  Try poking around in the power
settings for the battery issue.

Is this in a menu or on the panel or the notification area of the panel or what?

Specifics, please.