Volume (sound) levels before login

[aaron.mckee]

When booting up my computer the volume level is VERY high before I
login. After I enter my password and get to my desktop it changes back
to normal volume levels. I'm using the on-board soundcard on a Sony
Vaio desktop. I'm not using a 3rd party sound application or anything,
just using good ol' sndvol32. If someone knows of a way to hack the
registry to mute prior to login or have seen this issue before let me
know. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.


Specs
Windows XP Home
P4 3Ghz Dual Core
2GB Ram
GeForce 8600GTS

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

I would boot to Safe Mode (F8 on restart) and log on as the default
"Administrator" account. Set the sound there.