Startup and shutdown sounds not working

[Guest]

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For some reason my Windows Startup and Shutdown sounds have stopped
working. They are set up correctly in Control Panel (and can be
previewed there) but the PC remains steadfastly silent on startup and
shutdown. Most of the other Windows event sounds are working fine - with
the exception of the ActiveSync connect/disconnect sounds, which do not
play either (instead the PC emits a "beep" from the system squeaker).

I've uninstalled and reinstalled ActiveSync, and have tried using other
sounds instead of the default ones, but to no avail.

I've also discovered that other users on the same computer are
unaffected by this problem - the startup and shutdown sounds play
correctly for them!

Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

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TweakUI/General/Beep on errors (verify that the box is checked).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Restore Startup and Shutdown Sounds (Line 211)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Where did my sounds go?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


"Roy Beasley" <roy@the-beasleys.org> wrote in message
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> For some reason my Windows Startup and Shutdown sounds have stopped working. They
> are set up correctly in Control Panel (and can be previewed there) but the PC
> remains steadfastly silent on startup and shutdown. Most of the other Windows event
> sounds are working fine - with the exception of the ActiveSync connect/disconnect
> sounds, which do not play either (instead the PC emits a "beep" from the system
> squeaker).
>
> I've uninstalled and reinstalled ActiveSync, and have tried using other sounds
> instead of the default ones, but to no avail.
>
> I've also discovered that other users on the same computer are unaffected by this
> problem - the startup and shutdown sounds play correctly for them!
>
> Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Thanks for the pointers - Didn't help, unfortunately.

Roy Beasley

TaurArian wrote:
> TweakUI/General/Beep on errors (verify that the box is checked).
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
>
> Restore Startup and Shutdown Sounds (Line 211)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> Where did my sounds go?
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm