re: Alternate method (without disabling hardware beep)
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by eyeresist
(1 messages posted)
My stupid admin won't let me modify anything in the Windows folder - but you can
choose a silent wav file in another folder, and that will work. This is what I did
when all other options for turning off system beep failed for me.
On Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 11:16 pm, Anonymous wrote:
>1. Open Sound Recorder (Start -> Accessories -> Entertainment)
>2. Go to File -> Save As, navigate to "C:\WINDOWS\Media" and save it as "blank.wav"
>3. Open Sounds and Audio Devices in the Control Panel, go to the Sounds tab
>4. Click "Default Beep" and change it to "blank.wav" (should be in the drop-down
>menu, if not use the Browse button)
>5. Click Apply, then click Save As and name your sound scheme (in case you need
to
>change it later)
>
>Now Windows can play silent beeps at you all it wants, and you'll never have to
hear
>it.
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