Vista - Logon/Startup sound

I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536

When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search. Anybody
know where the file for that is event is located. TIA

This is by design in the new build.

Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going to
be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.

Regards
Sascha

"Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>
> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search. Anybody
> know where the file for that is event is located. TIA

Thank You - I shall waste no more effort trying to delete it.
I am not happy with M/S for doing this.


"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
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This is by design in the new build.

Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going to
be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.

Regards
Sascha

"Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>
> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search. Anybody
> know where the file for that is event is located. TIA

I'm already sick of hearing that sound each time Vista starts. Surely, even
Microsoft wouldn't be that cruel to us poor users!

Maybe it could be used as the basis for an insanity plea - "The Vista start
sound made me do it!"

"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ezWZnIxzGHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> This is by design in the new build.
>
> Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going
> to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
> XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.
>
> Regards
> Sascha
>
> "Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
> news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>>
>> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
>> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
>> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
>> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA
>

''It's going to be a marketing thing" - for Goody's Headache Powder and/or
Prozac

To put it bluntly - IT SUCKS


<rbdmg@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I'm already sick of hearing that sound each time Vista starts. Surely, even
Microsoft wouldn't be that cruel to us poor users!

Maybe it could be used as the basis for an insanity plea - "The Vista start
sound made me do it!"

"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ezWZnIxzGHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> This is by design in the new build.
>
> Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going
> to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
> XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.
>
> Regards
> Sascha
>
> "Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
> news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>>
>> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
>> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
>> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
>> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA
>

Hey guys, is this a joke? I know that there's a lot of silly stuff posted in
this group but this one sounds almost too ridiculous to be laughed at.

Jon


"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:ezWZnIxzGHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> This is by design in the new build.
>
> Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going
> to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
> XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.
>
> Regards
> Sascha
>
> "Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
> news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>>
>> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
>> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
>> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
>> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA
>

If you like the XP startup sound more, you can change it to that. Just copy
the sound file from a computer with windows XP (Windows -> Media -> Windows
Startup.wav) Then change the sound to that one.

"rb" wrote:

> I'm already sick of hearing that sound each time Vista starts. Surely, even
> Microsoft wouldn't be that cruel to us poor users!
>
> Maybe it could be used as the basis for an insanity plea - "The Vista start
> sound made me do it!"
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ezWZnIxzGHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > This is by design in the new build.
> >
> > Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going
> > to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
> > XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.
> >
> > Regards
> > Sascha
> >
> > "Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
> > news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
> >>
> >> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
> >> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
> >> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
> >> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA
> >
>

If its not a joke, let me just say I totally agree with those who are opposed
to this kind of pollution, what's next? a continuous drip of bytes from your
speakers?

No thank you!

Stephen

PS On a more positive side, the fact that only two out of four speakers
actually work suddenly turns out to have a positive side. |-)
--
PSA Software Service


"Jon Davis" wrote:

> Hey guys, is this a joke? I know that there's a lot of silly stuff posted in
> this group but this one sounds almost too ridiculous to be laughed at.
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ezWZnIxzGHA.4176@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > This is by design in the new build.
> >
> > Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's going
> > to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
> > XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.
> >
> > Regards
> > Sascha
> >
> > "Bill" <not@here.net> wrote in message
> > news:OTqFq8vzGHA.3440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
> >>
> >> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no sounds
> >> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
> >> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
> >> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA
> >
>
>
>

"Stephen Tripp" wrote

> If its not a joke, let me just say I totally agree with those who are
> opposed
> to this kind of pollution, what's next? a continuous drip of bytes from
> your
> speakers?

> PS On a more positive side, the fact that only two out of four speakers
> actually work suddenly turns out to have a positive side. |-)

> "Jon Davis" wrote:
>
>> Hey guys, is this a joke? I know that there's a lot of silly stuff posted
>> in
>> this group but this one sounds almost too ridiculous to be laughed at.

>> "Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" wrote

>> > This is by design in the new build.
>> >
>> > Startup Sound is locked / hardcoded and cannot be turned off. It's
>> > going
>> > to be a marketing thing, to know a Vista-PC when it starts. Surely the
>> > XP-sounds will be exchanged with Vista ones.

>> > "Bill" wrote

>> >>I have Vista Pre RC1 - 5536
>> >>
>> >> When I reboot I get the startup/logon sound, even though I have no
>> >> sounds
>> >> assigned in the Sound area of the control panel. I even went as far as
>> >> deleting all the .wav files I could find by doing a *.*wav search.
>> >> Anybody know where the file for that is event is located. TIA

The latest build, 5728, provides a check box to not play the startup sound.
MS listened to the outcry.

--

Rock [ MVP User/Shell]