mail notification

[Guest]

I am using Outlook Express - 6 2003. When mail arrives all I hear is a
short, little, quiet " eek". I have closed Outlook Express, gone to control
panel, sounds - clicked on Windows mail notification -even changed it to
chimes.wav. then apply. Speaker icon shows, and chimes.wav shows. Still,
only makes a weak "eek" when mail arrives. I had been using Incredimail
(shame on me!) but when mail came I could hear the notification from another
room. With Outlook and Outlook Express if I am not right at my computer
there is no way I hear the notification. What could be wrong????

 

[Guest]

turn up the volume?
sound card or computer speaker?

Outlook Help Menu Search: Sound
Notify me when new messages arrive
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Preferences tab, and then click E-Mail Options.
Do the following:
Click Advanced E-Mail Options.

Under When new items arrive, select Play a sound.

change the Associated .wav used?

 

[Guest]

I have done all those steps. Even checked to see if chimes plays. It does -
but it opens Music Match jukebox 10 first. Is that normal when I check the
sound? It then plays the chimes.

 

[Malke]

I have done all those steps. Even checked to see if chimes plays. It
does -
but it opens Music Match jukebox 10 first. Is that normal when I
check the
sound? It then plays the chimes.

You could try changing the file association for .wav's from MusicMatch
to whatever the default is in Windows.

Malke

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

I am using Outlook Express - 6 2003. When mail arrives all I hear
is a short, little, quiet " eek". I have closed Outlook Express,
gone to control panel, sounds - clicked on Windows mail notification
-even changed it to chimes.wav. then apply. Speaker icon shows, and
chimes.wav shows. Still, only makes a weak "eek" when mail arrives.
I had been using Incredimail (shame on me!) but when mail came I
could hear the notification from another room. With Outlook and
Outlook Express if I am not right at my computer there is no way I
hear the notification. What could be wrong????

There is an Outlook Express 6 and an Outlook 2003. They are very different
programs. Which are you asking about?

When you go to Control Panel | Sounds and play chimes.wav from there how
does it sound?

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