beep action or method

[Guest]

I have a form where I would like to use the beep action or method to sound
when leaving a text box. DoCmd.Beep or the macro equivelent does not work on
my desktop but it does work on my lap top. I am running XP Pro on both. Any
ideas?

 

[Mark]

The Beep action uses Windows' default beep sound. Perhaps your desktop
doesn't have a sound card, the sound is turned down too low, the sounds have
been disabled, etc., etc.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

The sound you hear with DoCmd.Beep is set in your operating system's Sounds.

Go into the Control panel to the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties page.
Make sure you have a sound defined for the Window's Default Beep event.

 

[Guest]

Thanks. I need a little clarification though. I do not see a "Windows
Default Beep" listed under Program events Windows heading or any of the other
applications. Where should I look?
Kyle

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

What operating system are you using?

If it's WinXP Home, go to the Control Panel in Classic View and find the
"Sounds and Audio Devices" applet. (If you're using the default Category
View in the Control Panel, select Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices, then
select Sounds and Audio Devices from the "pick a Control Panel icon"
section) The 2nd tab is "Sounds", and the program events are in the bottom
half of the tab. The Windows events should appear first, and the fifth event
in the Windows grouping is Default Beep.

It might be slighly different in other operating systems, but it'll be
similar

 

[Guest]

Thanks again. I am using XP Pro with sp 2.

On my desktop system, in Control Panel under Sounds and Audio Devices
Properties, under the Sounds tab, Program events Windows heading I have the
following events listed. Critical Stop; Device Connect; Device Disconnect;
etc. There is no Default Beep selection.

On my laptop in the same location the entry for Default Beep comes after
Critical Stop and before Device Connect.

Any idea how I can get the Default Beep selection added to my Program events
list on the desktop?

I know the little speaker works because I hear it twice during startup but
before Windos is activated.

Kyle

 

[Guest]

Mark,
Thanks for your response. All of the other annoying Windows sounds play
just fine now because I have been trying to solve this problem. I will turn
most of them back off after I get it done.

I do have the necessary equipment but I am missing the Default Sound entry
under the Program events on the Sounds tab.

Any ideas would be appreciated.
Kyle

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

To be honest, I don't know how to add events, or if it's even possible.

I'd suggest posting in one of the Windows XP newsgroups.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the effort Doug. I'll ask the other group.
Kyle

 

[Guest]

Registry Edits for Windows XP

Restore Startup and Shutdown Sounds (Line 211)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm