Windows 7: How do I disable the Windows "DING" sound when copy/paste or cutting?

OS: Windows 7 64-bit


Problem: whenever I right-click to copy something (e.g., in Word or Excel), the computer makes a loud ringing "DING" sound, like the sound that accompanies the "idea lightbulb" going off over someone's head in a cartoon.

The sound is coming over the outboard stereo speakers, NOT the motherboard "beep" sound from inside the computer case. This "windows ding" noise is clearly audible over whatever else might be playing through the speakers (like music).

I'm copying and pasting hundreds of items to verify data, and the DINGING sound is more than a little aggravating. How can I turn this feature OFF?


Already tried:
Control panel > Sound > Sounds Tab > highlight "default beep" > select "none" for sound from drop-down list > click "Apply"

This may have done something (or not?), but it did NOT stop the windows "DING" from sounding through the speakers every time I cut or copy something.



Thank you for any assistance,
Scott

You could try going to Control Panel - Personalization - Sounds and set the sound Scheme as None or manually go through each sound and selecting None, then Enable and so on to find out which one it is (in theory it is Move Menu Item or Start Navigation but I can not approve).

Infinite,

Thanks very much for the reply.

I have tried what you suggested above, and set the Sound Scheme to "No Sounds", but it has no effect at all when I right-click to copy text (for example). I still get the resounding "DING!" through the speakers.

I then tried to manually go through the list (Personalization > Sounds > Sounds tab > list under "Program Events") to select "No Sound" for the copy/cut sound effect, but I do not see "copy/cut" (or anything similar) on the list. As I select or "highlight" each item in the list, it shows "(None)" for "Sounds:" in the lowest drop-down box.

The problem seems to be in finding the sound specifically associated with the "Cut/Copy" command (right-click, copy or cut).

Hi Scott333, welcome to 7F!

Its been ages since I used either Word or Excel, but check, and see if there is still a Provide feedback with sound setting at:
Tools >Preferences >General Tab, and uncheck the box or button.

Look in your Excel Options for "Provide feedback with sound".

I have Office 2010 and it's in Advanced Options, under the "General section".

If it's checked, un-check it and see how that works.

Anak beat me to it

I should have mentioned that I'm using the Microsoft Office 2010 version of WORD, but I'm using the older Excel 2003 for spreadsheets.

In Excel, I did the following:
Tools > Options > General tab > "Provide feedback with sound" was NOT checked

When I checked the box to turn it on (thinking to sort of "reset" it, by turning it "on" and then "off" again), it gives me a pop-up window saying:

"In order to enable feeback with soun, you need to install the Microsoft Office Sounds add-in. Would you like to visit the Microsoft Office Web site to learn more about this add-in and download it?"

(I clicked "NO")

So, it appears that I do not have "feedback with sound" enabled. I think this is something systemic to Windows, because it makes the "DING!" sound on ANYTHING that I attempt to right-click and copy (internet, Adobe Acrobat Standard, Notepad, etc., etc.).

DavidW7ncus,

I found the following file path in Microsoft Word 2010:

File > Options > Advanced
I scrolled down to "General" and found "Provide feedback with sound", but the box was already UNCHECKED.

I'm not sure, but I think this "DING" function seems to be a system feature of Windows, not program-specific.

I don't get all the ding sounds like you do.

Could you maybe have installed some program that is causing this?

Look in your msconfig startup programs and see if find something that might cause this ?

For now I have only two more suggestions, when you were here:
Did you also set the Sound Scheme to No Sounds?


You will still get sounds like music or playback from a CD or DVD. This setting just takes care of System Sounds.

The only other setting I would know of would be your on-board sound, but that would effectively kill all sound.

It would be in your BIOS, see page 55 here: http://www.evga.com/support/manuals/...41-BL-E759.pdf
On the Integrated Peripherals Menu >Onboard Device, disable the High Definition Audio setting. Shown on page 57.

I am unsure what the "ding" sound sounds like, could you please be more precise or post a link to the actual sound file.