That sound which plays when you plug in a USB device plays every fifteen
or twenty seconds or so, and unless I mute the sound it just drives me out
of my mind. Is there a log somewhere which I can look at to see what
device XP is trying to install (unsuccessfully) so I can disable the
device or install it properly.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> That sound which plays when you plug in a USB device plays every
> fifteen or twenty seconds or so, and unless I mute the sound it just
> drives me out of my mind. Is there a log somewhere which I can look
> at to see what device XP is trying to install (unsuccessfully) so I
> can disable the device or install it properly.

Oh You mean the BONK! BONK! I get that when my NOD32 anti-virus is through
scanning, scares the heck out me. Have you downloaded, and installed
anything recent to this sound bit starting up?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> That sound which plays when you plug in a USB device plays every fifteen
> or twenty seconds or so, and unless I mute the sound it just drives me out
> of my mind. Is there a log somewhere which I can look at to see what
> device XP is trying to install (unsuccessfully) so I can disable the
> device or install it properly.

To get rid of the sound, open Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices,
and under Sounds tab, change "Device Connect" and "Device Disconnect" to
(None).

--
Joe =o)

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 22:31:03 -0400, Elmo <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> That sound which plays when you plug in a USB device plays every fifteen
>> or twenty seconds or so, and unless I mute the sound it just drives me out
>> of my mind. Is there a log somewhere which I can look at to see what
>> device XP is trying to install (unsuccessfully) so I can disable the
>> device or install it properly.
>
>To get rid of the sound, open Control Panel, Sounds and Audio Devices,
>and under Sounds tab, change "Device Connect" and "Device Disconnect" to
>(None).

or to find out what XP is trying to connect, open up Control
Panel/system/hardware/device manager and see if a device is appearing
or disappearing and reappearing on the list.

Rather than simply disable the sound try to find out what's causing
it. It might presage something more serious...

"nl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

> or to find out what XP is trying to connect, open up Control
> Panel/system/hardware/device manager and see if a device is appearing
> or disappearing and reappearing on the list.

> Rather than simply disable the sound try to find out what's causing
> it. It might presage something more serious...

One thing I've noticed about the USB disconnect bonk is that sometimes the
sound is made several minutes--sometimes as many as 10-15--AFTER the device
has been disconnected. What would be the cause of that?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com