I googled and figured out how to disable this, but I am so mad about
this dumb feature. I use my laptop in many public places, meetings,
hotels and this is the dumbest feature I have ever seen. Is there any
beneficial purpose to it? I dont uderstand how such an annoying and
useless feature is in XP?

On 17 Jan 2008, (E-Mail Removed) wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> I googled and figured out how to disable this, but I am so mad about
> this dumb feature. I use my laptop in many public places, meetings,
> hotels and this is the dumbest feature I have ever seen. Is there any
> beneficial purpose to it? I dont uderstand how such an annoying and
> useless feature is in XP?

Uh... Windows has had startup and shutdown sounds for the past decade,
at least. You're just discovering it now?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> I googled and figured out how to disable this, but I am so mad about
> this dumb feature. I use my laptop in many public places, meetings,
> hotels and this is the dumbest feature I have ever seen. Is there any
> beneficial purpose to it? I dont uderstand how such an annoying and
> useless feature is in XP?

Where have you been the past dozen or so years? It's been the default on
every version of Windows that has been released!

Bob I wrote:
> Where have you been the past dozen or so years? It's been the
> default on every version of Windows that has been released!

So what? Only in the last year or two have I had a laptop I carry
everywhere for work, so that is why it's annoyance has multiplied.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>So what? Only in the last year or two have I had a laptop I carry
>everywhere for work, so that is why it's annoyance has multiplied.

Turn yer freakin' sound off and quit whining like a little bitch.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Bob I wrote:
>
>>Where have you been the past dozen or so years? It's been the
>>default on every version of Windows that has been released!
>
>
> So what? Only in the last year or two have I had a laptop I carry
> everywhere for work, so that is why it's annoyance has multiplied.

That's simply amazing! Here is how to correct it. Open help (just Press
F1) and type in personalize as the search term. Click the link and fix it.

> So what? Only in the last year or two have I had a laptop I carry
> everywhere for work, so that is why it's annoyance has multiplied.

What is annoying is that it will play even if you have the sound turned off
on the PC. The solution is here: Start --> Settings --> Control Panels then
select the Control Panel "Sounds and Audio Devices", then the "Sounds" tab
and work from there.
--
Guillaume Dargaud
http://www.gdargaud.net/

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"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> I googled and figured out how to disable this, but I am so mad about
> this dumb feature. I use my laptop in many public places, meetings,
> hotels and this is the dumbest feature I have ever seen. Is there any
> beneficial purpose to it? I dont uderstand how such an annoying and
> useless feature is in XP?
>

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I googled and figured out how to disable this, but I am so mad about
> this dumb feature. I use my laptop in many public places, meetings,
> hotels and this is the dumbest feature I have ever seen. Is there any
> beneficial purpose to it? I dont uderstand how such an annoying and
> useless feature is in XP?

My laptop has a switch to turn the sound off. Check the manual.

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