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| 60096 | 2002-07-05 10:19:00 | Since upgrading to WinXP I randomly get a series of chimes for no obvious reason. They can play at any time, whether I am using a variety of programs and even while watching a DVD on my TV thru a TV out graphics card. I have searched through all the windows settings I can find but nothing seems to be able to turn them off. It is really starting to bug me. Any suggestions would be muchly appreciated. Kind regards Dalboy. |
Dalboy (877) | ||
| 60097 | 2002-07-05 10:32:00 | > Since upgrading to WinXP I randomly get a series of > chimes for no obvious reason. They can play at any > time, whether I am using a variety of programs and > even while watching a DVD on my TV thru a TV out > graphics card. I have searched through all the > windows settings I can find but nothing seems to be > able to turn them off. It is really starting to bug > me. Any suggestions would be muchly appreciated. > Kind regards Dalboy. Dalboy, Can you tell us what programs you have running on you computer when this happens? eg virus checkers, firewalls, internet browser... Anything and everything that you've got running - it might help us narrow it down for you. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 60098 | 2002-07-06 02:25:00 | Hi Mike I have Norton Systemworks running on my computer but only Antivirus is running all the time.The chimes are heard watever program I happen to be running,and wheather I am on line or not makes no difference. Thanks for the prompt responce Dalboy. |
Dalboy (877) | ||
| 60099 | 2002-07-06 03:09:00 | long shot here....there was a motherboard that used to chime for one reason or anouther. a bit of searching may be in order. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 60100 | 2002-07-06 03:23:00 | Hi, the only times I've noticed 'chiming' in WinXP is when devices on the USB are coming and/or going (added / removed) or being reset and/or accessed by some type of 'system' utility. You can sometimes see this happening if a 'strange' icon appears in the system tray for a period (time length random) and then goes away. Not sure if this is what is happening on your system; just my dime's worth. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 60101 | 2002-07-06 04:30:00 | Hi just noticed another thing that 'chimes' in WinXp. If you have the Volume icon in the system tray test this: click once on the volume icon and when it comes up move the slider bar to say the middle, now left-mouse-click the slider; it 'chimes'. Is this what is happening somehow on your pc? Hey another nickel & dime. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 60102 | 2002-07-06 09:14:00 | Hi Dalboy, Your mystery chimes sound likes an alarm of some sort. I remember a program, I think it was a motherboard moniter, that chimed when the temperature on one of the sensors got too high. Usually happenend when playing a game. Took ages to figure out where the noise was coming from. Also, my chimes were coming from my case and not my speakers. It may be your DVD player program trying to tell you something perhaps. I dont think you will find it in your windows settings. Sounds like a default sound for another installed program. Cheers. |
*Sparky* (311) | ||
| 60103 | 2002-07-07 05:25:00 | Thanks for the various suggestions people. On further sleuthing I have found the sound file I keep hearing. In control pannel/sounds & audio devices/sounds /browse. the sound I hear is a combination of windowsXP Hardware insert & Hardware remove. But what would be activating this & how do you turn the sound off??? Dalboy. |
Dalboy (877) | ||
| 60104 | 2002-07-07 08:37:00 | Any USB devices will activate that on detection and on removal. Have you go a bad connector on a USB device that is seen as on, then off, then on.... That "chime" is a rising "dong-ding" on connect and a falling "ding-dong" on disconnect for USB. |
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