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Rick David
Is there any way for me to set a sound when Vista enters and Exits
sleep mode? I couldn't find it in the sound options.
sleep mode? I couldn't find it in the sound options.
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alexB
You know when it goes to sleep. You set this value up yourself or if you use
a default, you can find out.
Vista does not wake up unless you clicked the mouse or the start button or
you set an option for the Internet card to wake the machine up or there
might be some other artificial reasons.
If you have something to this nature (un unpredictable, unscheduled wake up
of Vista) you may try to set a system sound for *opening a program*. There
is a chance that it might do what you want.
Perhaps there are better ways but I don't know.
a default, you can find out.
Vista does not wake up unless you clicked the mouse or the start button or
you set an option for the Internet card to wake the machine up or there
might be some other artificial reasons.
If you have something to this nature (un unpredictable, unscheduled wake up
of Vista) you may try to set a system sound for *opening a program*. There
is a chance that it might do what you want.
Perhaps there are better ways but I don't know.
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Rick David
My computer only goes to sleep when I close the lid, and it wakes up
when I open the lid (it is a notebook). I would like the sound to
play when I open and close the lid, not for notification reasons, but
for extra geekieness. You see, when my notebook awakes from sleep
mode I have a bunch of misc hardware attached that lights up (LED USB
cables, extra displays) and I think it would be really sweet if my
computer made the transformers sound whenever I open or shut the
laptop lid.
when I open the lid (it is a notebook). I would like the sound to
play when I open and close the lid, not for notification reasons, but
for extra geekieness. You see, when my notebook awakes from sleep
mode I have a bunch of misc hardware attached that lights up (LED USB
cables, extra displays) and I think it would be really sweet if my
computer made the transformers sound whenever I open or shut the
laptop lid.
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Mick Murphy
You know 3/5ths of 5/8ths of fu*k all.
alexB said:You know when it goes to sleep. You set this value up yourself or if you use
a default, you can find out.
Vista does not wake up unless you clicked the mouse or the start button or
you set an option for the Internet card to wake the machine up or there
might be some other artificial reasons.
If you have something to this nature (un unpredictable, unscheduled wake up
of Vista) you may try to set a system sound for *opening a program*. There
is a chance that it might do what you want.
Perhaps there are better ways but I don't know.
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alexB
Set the system sound for "Program opened" The default is NONE. Change it to
whatever you want.
There is a chance Vista may have a geeks sound.
You can also generate your own sound file and save it. The format is wma. It
is elementary. Use soundRecorder.exe in Windows\System32. You can sing in
your mic or play your trombone.
Good luck. It is a very noble cause.
whatever you want.
There is a chance Vista may have a geeks sound.
You can also generate your own sound file and save it. The format is wma. It
is elementary. Use soundRecorder.exe in Windows\System32. You can sing in
your mic or play your trombone.
Good luck. It is a very noble cause.
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alexB
Mick Murphy, are you a relative of that famous Mr. Murphy who discovered the
LAW? Are you his descendant? He must have been a very rich man since there
are so many people who quote him every day. He must have collected enormous
royalties. Is he still around?
Whatever the real genealogy, you can file a paternity suit. I am sure you
can get a chunk. You will be a rich man and won't need to thrash you meager
brains around here to earn a few bucks. A lot of people are just sorry for
your hard labor.
LAW? Are you his descendant? He must have been a very rich man since there
are so many people who quote him every day. He must have collected enormous
royalties. Is he still around?
Whatever the real genealogy, you can file a paternity suit. I am sure you
can get a chunk. You will be a rich man and won't need to thrash you meager
brains around here to earn a few bucks. A lot of people are just sorry for
your hard labor.
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Rick David
Thanks, if I can get it working the way I want I will post a video of
it. I am going to try setting the program opened option, but I don't
have a feeling sleep mode won't trigger the program opened event.
it. I am going to try setting the program opened option, but I don't
have a feeling sleep mode won't trigger the program opened event.
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Rick David
Thanks, if I can get it working the way I want I will post a video of
it. I am going to try setting the program opened option, but I don't
have a feeling sleep mode won't trigger the program opened event.
it. I am going to try setting the program opened option, but I don't
have a feeling sleep mode won't trigger the program opened event.
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AlexB
Rick, when Vista wakes up some programs begin to OPEN. This is when your
sounds will start their music. There will be quite a few to make sure.
sounds will start their music. There will be quite a few to make sure.
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Rick David
I set the Program Open sound to transformers.wav and it isn't working
the way I want it to. The sound plays for every program I have
running when it comes out of sleep mode. The sound is also
interrupted by itself multiple times resulting in a stuttering effect
since I have ~10 open programs. This also causes my sound to play
every time I open any program which isn't what I am after. What I
need is for the sound to be triggered by the entering/leaving sleep
mode state or on the Lid open/close event of the notebook.
the way I want it to. The sound plays for every program I have
running when it comes out of sleep mode. The sound is also
interrupted by itself multiple times resulting in a stuttering effect
since I have ~10 open programs. This also causes my sound to play
every time I open any program which isn't what I am after. What I
need is for the sound to be triggered by the entering/leaving sleep
mode state or on the Lid open/close event of the notebook.
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AlexB
Rick, I kind of anticipated your problem but did not want to warn you
because in order to understand you should have experienced it yourself.
Let's try to discuss it. There is a 80% chance (or better) it will not work
for you at all. If not then I doubt anything else will.
What is happening, perhaps is that you selected a very long sound. Sounds
are played in a separate thread. That thread has to be loaded. If it is
already busy there might be a jam in the queue. The next sound will be
abbreviated. This is why you hear the stutter.
There is absolutely NO way for you to ask Vista to stop playing the system
sound "program opened" unless you reset your GUI again. What is the solution
here. It is in my character to always try to look for solutions.
If you can program and write your own API then there is a considerable
chance I can find a venue for you to use a Vista API (which I do not have
now but conceivably one could be found) to turn all sounds off after teh
initial wake up sounds are played. It is also possible to go even deeper and
find the internal classes that do system sound control and try to change the
parameters of the GUI or even write your own sound control system from
scratch.
Short of that what you can do is to find a short melodic sound that will
play every time a program is opened. The trick here is that you will
primarily notice it during the first minute or two. Later on adaptation sets
in and looking back you will not even remember that your laptop was talking
to you all the time.
If I get any other ideas I will keep you posted.
because in order to understand you should have experienced it yourself.
Let's try to discuss it. There is a 80% chance (or better) it will not work
for you at all. If not then I doubt anything else will.
What is happening, perhaps is that you selected a very long sound. Sounds
are played in a separate thread. That thread has to be loaded. If it is
already busy there might be a jam in the queue. The next sound will be
abbreviated. This is why you hear the stutter.
There is absolutely NO way for you to ask Vista to stop playing the system
sound "program opened" unless you reset your GUI again. What is the solution
here. It is in my character to always try to look for solutions.
If you can program and write your own API then there is a considerable
chance I can find a venue for you to use a Vista API (which I do not have
now but conceivably one could be found) to turn all sounds off after teh
initial wake up sounds are played. It is also possible to go even deeper and
find the internal classes that do system sound control and try to change the
parameters of the GUI or even write your own sound control system from
scratch.
Short of that what you can do is to find a short melodic sound that will
play every time a program is opened. The trick here is that you will
primarily notice it during the first minute or two. Later on adaptation sets
in and looking back you will not even remember that your laptop was talking
to you all the time.
If I get any other ideas I will keep you posted.
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