Task schedeuler to play sound

[Bob from down under]

Can anyone tell me how to get scheduler to play a sound, ...... in XP the
command is C:Windows\system32\sndrec32.exe /play /close (name of sound
file.wav)

Works great with XP but it would be also be great to have working in Vista.
This terrific task can remind you of certain times such as when the news is
on etc. Hope you can help!

 

[Andrew McLaren]

Can anyone tell me how to get scheduler to play a sound, ...... in XP the
command is C:Windows\system32\sndrec32.exe /play /close (name of sound

G'day cobber,

In Vista, the old sndrec32.exe has been replaced by SoundRecorder.exe.
However this new tool only *records* sound liles; it cannot play or edit
them like the old sound recorder. It seems the emphasis in Vista is very
much on the 80% "mainstream scenario" which is playing sound files
interactively, via Windows Media Player. The odd-ball 20% of users, who use
utilities in less common ways, can go to buggery

But the old sndrec32.exe still runs fine on Vista. Copy the EXE file across
to your Vista machine, then run it once as administrator to create the
necessary registry entries. After that, you can use it as a normal user.

So you can probably create a scheduled task using the "Task Scheduler"
snap-in; and make the task run the old sndrec32.exe. I haven't tried this
myself - but it seems worth a shot.

Good luck,
Andrew

 

[Bob from down under]

Thanks a million Andrew, I have got it up and running, the code works
different but after 100 combinations I cracked the right command and it
works great. Need the details/, reply and I will post. It is a terrific task
to run when you want to, record your own messages and run at will.

 

[Richard Urban]

You can use sndrec32.exe within Vista.

Copy it over. Place it in a folder. Create a shortcut to the utility and
place it where you feel it should be. The first time you run it, run it with
administrator privileges. After that run it normally.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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