maddening sound effect in ie after last xp update

[Guest]

have XP Pro & IE6 on 2 separate pc's.
all sounds are off in the Sounds control panel. "Play
sounds in Web pages" is unchecked in the
IE>Tools>advanced utility.

still i have to endure this ridiculous "bloop" sound as
pages load in IE. could be cookies, but i am unsure. how can i disable this annoying, cheap
sound? this is driving me crazy

this problem began only after the latest "critical"
updates for xp were downloaded and installed

again, this is driving me crazy

thanks very much in advance
angel

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Control Panel | Sounds
Scroll down to Windows Explorer and set Start Navigation and Complete
Navigation to None.

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[Guest]

Frank
thank you for your response. i have done that. i thought i made that clear in my post. there are no sounds allowed for any event in my system or browser

still, this problem persists.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Wasn't sure you got that far down the list..

If you disabled Script debugging, you might want to refresh your scripting
engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp
Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

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[Guest]

Frank
thank you for your response. i have removed all cache files on both machines.

i have no idea what to do with the Windows script thing.

also, again--i have the identical problem on 2 machines, not just one. so an errant corrupt file would be unlikely

please advise

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I don't have anymore ideas.

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[Guest]

great. where can i find someone who does have ideas? it is a MS IE problem

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I don't have anymore ideas

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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

No, there are quite a few others. Maybe none of them have an idea either.
We are not Microsoft employees and are just volunteers trying to help.

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[Guest]

Frank
thank you very much for your very quick responses. you are very kind to volunteer to help others
i will keep trying..
angela

 

[angela]

i have a resolution to this issue, finally. i thought i
should post the solution as it may arise with others.

it seems that the latest XP "critical" update disrupted
the ability of some apps and utilities to mute their own
sounds. in my case it was "Cookie Patrol", a component
of "Pest Patrol" which is a commercial adware, spyware,
scumware stalker and remover.

this app, along with regular AV apps, was the only common
software among the 2 machines with the latest xp updates,
aside from the OS itself.

i have updated the app and all's well--and all's quiet.

MS tech support helped me track it down with a process of
illimination with msconfig before i was driven entirely
psychotic.

thank you, Frank, for your efforts,
angela