YOU ROCK!: Question about 'Turn Off the PC-Speaker'
Saturday, July 8, 2006 at 9:29 am
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Posted by IcerC
(1 messages posted)
I just did this before I saw your post. I thought I was a genius, but I guess we
both are.
So nice to change the volume in peace isn't it.
On Monday, May 8, 2006 at 7:52 am, Guitaristachino wrote:
>Thaks for all the postings. I lived with this big annoyance for a few years. After
>checking the appropriate mute spkr box, the beep still came up loudly!!! I finally
>found a simple workaround by doing the following:
>-Go to Start, Programs, Entertainment, Sound Recorder.
>-Recording a second of sound file (e.g. naming it "DefaultSilence") and save it
in
>the WAV format in the C:\Windows\Media folder.
>-Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices, Click on Mute Speakers
>if you wish.
>-On the same screen, click on the Sounds tab, Select No Sounds, scroll down in the
>Windws Events to find Default Beep.
>-Highlight Default Beep, click on Browse button below the Windows Events box, go
>to C:\Windows\Media, Select "DefaultSilence".
>-If you wish, you can save the new scheme by clicking on Sound Scheme and saving
>it under a new name.
I just did this before I saw your post. I thought I was a genius, but I guess we
both are.
So nice to change the volume in peace isn't it.
>-Go to the Volume Controls and test it. The beep has been replaced by the recorded
>silence.
>
>Microsoft should remove the beep from the Volume Controls.
>
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