Custom sounds dont work


So I am goofy and want my Vista Ultimate to play my own wav files
instead of the ones it came with. but they simply don't play at all. I
have done everything I know how to get this to work. I go to control
panel sounds and the sound tab and have put the .wav files i want to
use into the C:/Windows/Media folder and am able to select them through
the sound menu... but the test option plays nothing for my wavs and it
doesnt do anything when the system is supposed to make said sound... I
even checked all the properties to make sure they were the same the
only differance I can see is that the sound files that work are owned
by the system and the ones that dont are owned by administraitor. I do
know how to change the ownership of files through the properties menu
but even in Administraitor mode there is no option for system... I do
not however think that it is the cause... is it that vista just doesnt
want you using your own sound files?


Update:
Ok, just an update I tried typing in SYSTEM as the owner to see if that
would solve it... still no dice... the file is also definatly not longer
than the ones vista already uses. its about 1.2 seconds i think...
anyways any help is greatly apreciated

btw changing the names of the files doesnt work either




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