I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when 
adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here

By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot.

The steps are;
1. Right-click on My Computer
2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager]
3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices"
4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep"
5. Click "Disable"
6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it
7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot
8. Right-click "Beep" again.
9. Click "Properties"
10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled
11. Click [Stop]
12. Click [OK]
13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot

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re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 1:33 am Posted by TekNurd (709 messages posted) [Unplug the Case Speaker from the Mainboard?] On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Monday, September 18, 2006 at 2:41 pm Posted by rgreenway (1 messages posted) Thank you for this!! On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, October 27, 2006 at 4:27 pm Posted by ST (2 messages posted) Oh, hidden Non-Plug and Play Devices. Why didn't I think of that?? Thanks Paul, that annoying beep is so ANNOYING. Someone should start a website devoted to all the annoying crap in Windows. On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, October 27, 2006 at 7:52 pm Posted by Rich Kurtz (12246 messages posted) What beep? My system makes lots of various noises but they are all ones I selected for specific events. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 2:34 pm Posted by ST (2 messages posted) In WinXP SP2, when you move the slider in the volume control panel, it makes a beep. The louder you set the slider, the louder the beep. It is a very unpleasant beep, and it is not listed in sound schemes. If you've never heard it, you are lucky. On Friday, October 27, 2006 at 7:52 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote: >What beep? My system makes lots of various noises but they are all ones I selected >for specific events. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 5:02 am Posted by Rich Kurtz (12246 messages posted) That's by design. Allows you to tell how loud the volume is set to when moving the slider. Why would you want to disable it? Without it you would have to use some other way of generating sound to determine loudness. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 3:12 am Posted by bluesxman (1 messages posted) You'll find that beep is always at the same volume, regardless of the slider position. It beeps at other times too. Perhaps you should take a look at the actual article? On Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 5:02 am, Rich Kurtz wrote: >That's by design. Allows you to tell how loud the volume is set to when moving the >slider. Why would you want to disable it? Without it you would have to use some other >way of generating sound to determine loudness. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 5:02 pm Posted by Rich Kurtz (12246 messages posted) That may be so on your computer but it certainly is not on mine. The beep volume increases or decreases as I move the slider up or down. Perhaps you should not attempt to judge others? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 10:00 pm Posted by Eric Johnson (1 messages posted) Yes! It worked perfectly on my HP pavilion zd700 laptop. Just what I was looking for. Thanks! Court Reporters On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, December 8, 2006 at 6:28 am Posted by Kieran McManus (1 messages posted) When the volume is cranked full blast and you modify it, that beep is just about enough to make my brain jump out of its skull. Thank you for the advice! On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 2:35 am Posted by Tony Eastwood (3 messages posted) Just for clarification. Normally (with windows sounds enabled) the 'beep' you get as you move the slider is proportional to the selected volume; and hence is quite useful. You only get the very very loud beep (at a constant level - not proportional to volume control) if you choose to suppress all windows system sounds using 'control panel|sounds|No sounds'. It is bad that the system behaves like this. Especially if, like me, you sometimes use studio quality monitor headphones. With these the sound level of the beep (maybe 40db above the normal output volume level!) is quite dangerous - in time you could easily damage your hearing. The suggested fix (method3) works very well - it is pity it is not the default. On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 5:43 am Posted by Rich Kurtz (12246 messages posted) Thanks Tony, that finally explains to me what this is all about. I like system sounds and use them to keep track of what is happening with my system. So never having turned them off, I've never experienced the loud beep. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 6:38 pm Posted by AaaBaa (1 messages posted) There's a much simpler way. Go to Start -> Run Type in: "cmd" [without speech marks] At the DOS prompt, type "net stop beep" If you should ever want it back, do the same except type "net start beep" On Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 5:43 am, Rich Kurtz wrote: >Thanks Tony, that finally explains to me what this is all about. I like system sounds >and use them to keep track of what is happening with my system. So never having turned >them off, I've never experienced the loud beep. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 1:39 pm Posted by mark (1 messages posted) thanks!! it was popping my ears off! unfortunally, when you have installed gmail notifier, you won't receive a sound anymore when you have new mail.. but it's not that worse as the beep is at full volume :D [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, August 19, 2007 at 5:09 pm Posted by Hill (1 messages posted) Thanks - that was driving me nuts! Why in the world did they obfuscate the control over that? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 6:28 pm Posted by Brian (1 messages posted) You are the BEST!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. that beep is exactly what I didn't want to hear and everytime I adjusted the volume, there it was! You have let me finally sleep at nights. I will name my first born child after you - what's your name again? Thanks! -Brian On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 5:56 pm Posted by Joshua (1 messages posted) Thanks a lot man. That advice was priceless. I was so sick of that freaking beep and thought it would require something serious to fix it. On Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 6:28 pm, Brian wrote: >You are the BEST!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much. that beep is exactly what I didn't >want to hear and everytime I adjusted the volume, there it was! You have let me >finally sleep at nights. I will name my first born child after you - what's your >name again? Thanks! > >-Brian > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 8:14 am Posted by Nikhil (1 messages posted) This is amazing guys - both methods are so simple - and yet so unintuitive - just goes to say the worst problems in life - such as the system beep - can be solved in the best way! On Saturday, January 20, 2007 at 6:38 pm, AaaBaa wrote: >There's a much simpler way. > >Go to Start -> Run > >Type in: >"cmd" [without speech marks] > >At the DOS prompt, type >"net stop beep" > >If you should ever want it back, do the same except type >"net start beep" > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 4:46 pm Posted by Ingo (1 messages posted) Of course, the hidden, non "plug and play" beep device. Why didn't I think of that :-) Thanks for saving my sanity by getting rid of the BEEP [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at 2:33 am Posted by Michiel (1 messages posted) Thank you, thank you, thank you! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 9:02 am Posted by Ron (1 messages posted) I found that if you change your sound settings back to windows default, it fixes the beeping problem. don't disable the beep, you need it for other stuff like sometimes a button is stuck on your keyboard and other reasons too. go to control panel, sounds and audio devices, sounds tab, select windows default in the pull down window and apply. Hope that helps. Cheers, Ron On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control (Headphone BEEP caused hearing loss) Monday, March 3, 2008 at 1:50 pm Posted by J (1 messages posted) The Microsoft BEEP is killing my ears. I was using headphones @ work to softly listen to music when I decided to increase the Advanced volume control. Then the BEEP nearly cracked my head open. so I tried to lower the volume control and again the BEEP rattled my eardrums. I tried to turn off the sound in themes but that killed my music too. Finally I found all my .wav files and moved them to another folder. I am going silent. The only sound I want will be generated by me. F Microsoft. I am thinking of switching to a friendly mac. Maybe I should use a crackberry to email Microsoft execs to yell at them.. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 11:26 am Posted by oj (1 messages posted) You may have saved me from long term tinitus. That beep was so loud the other day - when i was listening to something chilled on my headphones - i almost had a heart attack. How the hell is anyone supposed to disable it without knowing this ridiculous sequence of steps? F*kin MS! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Monday, August 4, 2008 at 10:47 am Posted by Jack (1 messages posted) This procedure did the trick -- Thanks! On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 1:13 pm Posted by Josh (1 messages posted) I had this problem at work, and unfortunately none of us have admin rights to our computers, so without calling the help desk I could not do either of the above methods. However, I did find an alternative - Instead of disabling the "default beep", which unwittingly caused this problem, just change the sound to a .wav file that plays nothing - I used the sound recorder to record a quarter second of no noise, and used that file. Now I know it's disabled, but Windows still thinks it has something to say. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Monday, September 22, 2008 at 8:33 am Posted by sk (1 messages posted) Brilliant - Thank you so much. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:33 pm Posted by Cour-de-Joie (1 messages posted) Ordinarily, you only adjust the sound when you perceive what you're ALREADY PLAYNG(!) to be either too loud or too soft, and the volume of the playback instantly lets you know how loud the new setting is, so the "!!!BEEP!!!" is TOTALLY superfluous!!! And, if additionally, you just happen to be RECORDING what you're listening to either from or via the sound card, then that asinine "!!!BEEP!!!" has just RUINED your recording! But as said ordinarily, you're ALREADY GENERATING SOUND, the loudness of which you can immediately determine; otherwise, you'd scarcely ever think of adjusting the volume, in an audio vacuum, so-to-speak...! On Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 5:02 am, Rich Kurtz wrote: >That's by design. Allows you to tell how loud the volume is set to when moving the >slider. Why would you want to disable it? Without it you would have to use some other >way of generating sound to determine loudness. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 2:22 am Posted by St*r (1 messages posted) I have a similar problem to Josh (quoted below) - I don't have administrative permission on the (network) computers at work, and the main program I use bleeps every time it asks a yes/no question...and it asks anywhere between one and five for every appointment being booked. It's getting on my nerves. To complicate things further, the computers run XP but the program in question comes through a remote server running Vista. (I hope I've explained that OK as I'm not an expert on servers.) I managed to get into Vista's Device Manager and supposedly disable the beep - which didn't stop it coming back again another time - so I deleted it. It still beeps, however, so I'm blaming XP - trouble is, the XP Device Manager and command prompt thing won't let me change anything because I'm not an administrator. Some days it's silent and some days the sound randomly reappears. Also, I work in two different offices (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) and some days the computer in one place beeps but the other one doesn't - in the afternoons I don't always use the same computer so it probably doesn't just depend on which PC I'm using. Short of dismantling the computer and pulling out whatever makes the beep sound, what can I do about it without administrative permission? Please please please can someone suggest a solution as I've been spending a lot of work time online trying to work out how to stop the beep before it drives me demented!!! (It could just be my imagination, but I seem to get a lot more done when I'm not getting my brain hacked to pieces by "BEEP!" for the majority of my working day...!) On Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 1:13 pm, Josh wrote: >I had this problem at work, and unfortunately none of us have admin rights to our >computers, so without calling the help desk I could not do either of the above methods. >However, I did find an alternative - Instead of disabling the "default beep", which >unwittingly caused this problem, just change the sound to a .wav file that plays >nothing - I used the sound recorder to record a quarter second of no noise, and used >that file. Now I know it's disabled, but Windows still thinks it has something to >say. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 9:22 am Posted by Dawood (1 messages posted) this works fine: http://www.myhowtoos.com/en/windows-howtoos/78-how-to-remove-a-beep-sound-on-the-laptop [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 10:06 am Posted by Turenando (1 messages posted) Thank you. This should be filed under Health Hazards, not Annoyances. When wearing head phones that beep is quite painful. I am going to sue Microsoft big time. My left ear was damaged at a Slayer concert in the late 80's but now, thanks to my Windows XP machine, my right ear is damaged too. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:30 pm Posted by greg (1 messages posted) Ok, people, we're talking about two different things. 1) There is a default beep that can be changed via sound, system and audio devices in the control panel. 2) Then there is a system beep (from the mother board) that is very loud and annoying. Sometimes the solution is restore the default sound scheme via the control panel. Or it could be something like you have to re-install sound drivers... On Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 5:02 am, Rich Kurtz wrote: >That's by design. Allows you to tell how loud the volume is set to when moving the >slider. Why would you want to disable it? Without it you would have to use some other >way of generating sound to determine loudness. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, May 8, 2009 at 3:04 pm Posted by John Twaddle (1 messages posted) Perhaps all of us who've had our hearing damaged by the M$ feature should start a class action suit against them. I was almost deafened by the beep since I had headphones on, the music was at a 12% volume the beep blurted out at 100%. I've got ringing in my ears now. I thought I was safe when I set the audio profile to 'no sounds'. The beep also seems to pass through from Unix via Exceed, so I was really caught unawares. On Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:30 pm, greg wrote: >Ok, people, we're talking about two different things. > >1) There is a default beep that can be changed via sound, system and audio devices >in the control panel. > >2) Then there is a system beep (from the mother board) that is very loud and annoying. > Sometimes the solution is restore the default sound scheme via the control panel. > Or it could be something like you have to re-install sound drivers... > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Alternate method (without disabling hardware beep) Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 11:16 pm Posted by Anonymous (1 messages posted) 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. On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 3:54 pm Posted by asdasdsadas (1 messages posted) Thak you very much [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, August 14, 2009 at 3:08 am Posted by worldnick (2 messages posted) In reply to Rich Kurtz who doesn't get how bad this beep is: When 99% percent of the population adjusts volume it is because they are listening to something. That thing usually has a different volume from anything else and that is one of the many reasons you might be adjusting the volume. I doubt even the mighty Rich Kurtz adjusts volume in ANTICIPATION of what volume he might need in the future! On top of that the system beep also is about 20X louder than whatever it is you are listening to. On top of that whatever it is you are listening to also probably has a volume that does not effect the volume of the system beep so the system beep can be many times louder than your adjusted application volume. On top of that I would hate to be trying to record something when this thing beeped. On top of all that I bet some programmer with no social skills will try and figure out how to solve those problems while maintaining the beep which will make the operating system even more ugly. I imagine some executive wanted to know what the volume was during a demo and nothing was playing so he/she casually asked to add a beep and a lap-dog type programmer added it without regard to the implications. This message is for the executive. Use everything I just said and please TAKE CREDIT for it. I just don't want to hear that beep anymore (in the middle of the night-with all my neighbors trying to sleep). [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, August 14, 2009 at 3:41 am Posted by worldnick (2 messages posted) as a follow-up I found that it was not the system beep, but a sound called "default beep" that was causing my beep so I re-enabled the system beep. I remember when I wore head phones it used to be so loud I had to take them off to adjust the volume. I was actually afraid to adjust the volume. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 6:19 am Posted by Annieg (1 messages posted) Hi folks, I tried that beep stopping thing in the device manager as suggested. Here's my problem: I have an old IBM Thinkpad T43. I have volume control buttons ON the LAPTOP = the physical ones are what I'm talking about. They didn't beep before. I was playing around with my computer after someone else somehow got rid of the green volume bars that show up on the screen and they don't know how - and now when I press the volume button to put volume up - it beeps instead of giving me the visual green bars letting me see how high the volume is instead of hearing he annoying beep every time I press the button to increase volume. I am so not techie (can you tell???) ;) Any help is much appreciated. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 12:02 am Posted by Srinath (1 messages posted) Excellent! worked like charm.. Thanks for the post. On Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 6:19 am, Annieg wrote: >Hi folks, > >I tried that beep stopping thing in the device manager as suggested. > >Here's my problem: I have an old IBM Thinkpad T43. I have volume control buttons >ON the LAPTOP = the physical ones are what I'm talking about. They didn't beep before. >I was playing around with my computer after someone else somehow got rid of the green >volume bars that show up on the screen and they don't know how - and now when I press >the volume button to put volume up - it beeps instead of giving me the visual green >bars letting me see how high the volume is instead of hearing he annoying beep every >time I press the button to increase volume. > >I am so not techie (can you tell???) ;) > >Any help is much appreciated. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 1:34 pm Posted by Michael Kaste (1 messages posted) THANK YOU!!!!! The beep with headphones is deafening. On Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 11:42 pm, Paul Buisman wrote: >I have found the easiest way to turn off the annoying system beep in Windows XP when >adjusting the volume, is to use method 3, as suggested by fester here > >By following the following steps, you can turn off the beep without having to reboot. > >The steps are; >1. Right-click on My Computer >2. On the Hardware tab, click on [Device Manager] >3. On the "View" menu, select "Show hidden devices" >4. Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers", right-click "Beep" >5. Click "Disable" >6. Answer [Yes] when asked if you really want to disable it >7. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot >8. Right-click "Beep" again. >9. Click "Properties" >10. On the "Driver" tab, set the Startup type to Disabled >11. Click [Stop] >12. Click [OK] >13. Answer [No] when asked if you want to reboot > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:04 am Posted by ArthurDental (1 messages posted) For those who missed it, you can also type "net stop beep" in a Command Prompt window. No need for admin rights. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Stop beep in volume control Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 3:34 am Posted by spazbob (1 messages posted) Doesn't work for me, I get access is denied error. On Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:04 am, ArthurDental wrote: >For those who missed it, you can also type "net stop beep" in a Command Prompt window. >No need for admin rights. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum