Random Sound occuring

[vizslaman]

Running XP Pro on a Dell Dimension E521 machine that was originally delivered
with Media Center. For the past several months, I am receiving a randomly
timed sound of an explosion through my speakers. I have tried returning the
audio sounds to their MS default, I have run virus programs but nothing seems
to eliminate this.
What else can I try?
(I know that it isn't a big deal, but it is frustrating!

 

[Elmo]

Running XP Pro on a Dell Dimension E521 machine that was originally delivered
with Media Center. For the past several months, I am receiving a randomly
timed sound of an explosion through my speakers. I have tried returning the
audio sounds to their MS default, I have run virus programs but nothing seems
to eliminate this.
What else can I try?
(I know that it isn't a big deal, but it is frustrating!

Search the HD for a .wav file that makes that sound. See what folder it
resides in; that could be a clue to its purpose. I had a similar
happening on a machine; the extraneous noise was from the UPS software.
That warning sound could be disabled with its software.

 

[vizslaman]

Thanks Elmo. I tried that by searching the HD for .wav files. Of course I got
LOTS of possibles. I went through the list and could not find the one that is
sounding randomly. The closest were the "bomb" and "explosion". There were no
files showing up in strange places. I actually played all the ones that were
not listed in MS folders, like Quicken and McAfee. But no success. Any other
suggestions?

 

[Elmo]

Running XP Pro on a Dell Dimension E521 machine that was originally delivered
with Media Center. For the past several months, I am receiving a randomly
timed sound of an explosion through my speakers. I have tried returning the
audio sounds to their MS default, I have run virus programs but nothing seems
to eliminate this.
What else can I try?
(I know that it isn't a big deal, but it is frustrating!

If you have MS Messeenger, AIM or the like, it could be from someone
there, I suppose.. Another sound extension is ".au". There are
possibly others, but I couldn't find a list of them. Ah, here's one.. a
long list, but only 12 common extensions:

http://www.fileinfo.net/filetypes/audio

Maybe there are ads on particular websites you visit that try to get
your attention with sounds..