Re: Mysterious irritating sound

From: Bill Ridgeway (bill_at_1001solutions.co.uk)
Date: 01/19/05


Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 23:08:36 GMT

Hugh

Just a thought. I get that noise (so do others as it's the default) when a
USB device becomes unplugged (and the ascending two notes when it is plugged
in). Just a thought. Have you got a USB device with an iffy connection?

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions

"Hugh Beyer" <beyerxyzzy@acm.org> wrote in message
news:Xns95E38F0A6735Bhughrbeyeracmorg@130.133.1.4...
>I have a new Dell D600 with WinXP installed--my first experience with it.
> All is well EXCEPT that every couple of seconds it emits this sound, a
> multiple-boing on a descending scale. I can eliminate it by setting the
> sound scheme to "No Sounds" but I kind of like the lower-impact system
> sounds. Is there any way to figure out what program is making what sound?
> I
> walked through the system sound control looking for this particular sound
> and it wasn't there. Any other way to deal with it?
>
> Hugh



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