I am unable to get the settings enables for the windows start up and shut down as well as outlook express email notification. I have done all the Dummies Book suggestions, tried the control panel still no sounds. I have yahoo messenger alerts and email but nothing for the other programs, like pop-ups, or start/close etc. Plenty of volumn for the desktop speakers and online videos etc. Help Plz, thankx
You might want to run sfc /scannow (also see here) to check the integrity of your system files. (Those are the system sounds that won't play.)
Here, here, are a couple of sound troubleshooters for xp. Here's a link for Vista.
It might also be worth it to have a look in your Event Viewer and see what kind of errors or warnings are reported there. And check the device manager, for sure, to ensure that your sound hardware is working correctly.
I hope this information allows you to resolve this issue. If you need further assistance, please post back with a comment to this thread.
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Testimonial: "when I said delete I was meaning I was going to delete the sounds that I had saved for options/programs and just click in windows default for sound."
Try this, go to Start>Run and type dxdiag. This will bring up a diagnostic utility that you can use to help you troubleshoot the sound in xp. It may indicate what components are not working correctly. You will probably have to reinstall the drivers.
Another thing to try is to visit Windows Update, run a custom scan and see if the update offers you drivers or other patches for the sound...
Try not to just start deleting files, unless you understand what you're doing.
In any event, set a restore point and use a utility like Erunt to back up the registry before you delete things.
Good luck.
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I am running windows xp home edition, dell b110 desktop, actualy the lemon of the 2006 models as it got a new hardrive at 6 wks and has been restored back to Dell original 3, maybe 4 xs so has been a real challenge. The alerts /sounds have always been the typical windows wav and outlook express has just been the ding wav but no matter how I change the settings there are no closing or opening sounds or OE email notification, no pop-up alerts do have plenty volumn and yahoo messenger alerts are working. I will try deleting anything that is saved in the control panel /sounds options and see if I can start over,maybe with windows default?? thankx for help.
What OS?
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