| "ddTech"
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| wrote in message | On my Acer 650-Notebook there are no system sounds
| playing (no sound on startup, shutDown, logon, logoff and
| uppon messages)
|
| They are set in the control-panel under sounds and can be
| played from there.
|
| All other sounds like CD's or mp3's work
|
| Any Idea?
To quote parts of the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article that
describes the problem:
"No sound events may be played, even though you have
applied a sound scheme or you have associated specific
sounds with sound events <SNIP> Note that this <SNIP>
does not prevent sounds from being played if you use the
Sounds and Multimedia tool in Control Panel to verify sound
associations or if you simply attempt to play sounds (such
as .wav files). This problem only affects sounds that are
triggered by a sound event."
The problem is caused by a null value at the root of the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive. And it is a
problem that I have seen in Microsoft Windows 2000.
Furthermore, there is a Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
that addresses the problem and offers a resolution. And
even though Microsoft Windows XP is not listed in the
"applies to:" section, perhaps performing the steps in the
Resolution section would resolve your problem:
KB262256 - No Sound Events Are Played
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=262256
NOTE:
Changing or deleting registry entries can cause you to have to
reinstall the whole operating system. Before you run the Registry
Editor I recommend that you understand how to backup, edit
and restore the registry.
In particular, I suggest that you read the KB Article section
titled "Export Registry Keys" and then, before you edit the
registry, export the keys that you plan to edit. For more
information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
Article and/or Registry FAQ.
KB322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in
Windows XP and Windows Server
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?Product=winxp&scid=kb;en-us;322756
Windows Registry Guide - Windows Registry FAQ
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=1&guide=registry