Sounds for opening & closing of Windows will not play


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
       #1

    Sounds for opening & closing of Windows will not play


    Hi all - I didn't have time to go thru' & read all the threads here to see if there's a solution to my problem. Man! You guys are prolific!

    I actually have two problems, but I'll stick with this sound one for now.

    I customized my sounds for the opening & closing of Windows way back in the XP days. The changes have played thru' all the updates & the older Windows like Millennium & Vista, but now on Win 7, they won't play. (??) If I go to my control panel, they are there, if I hit the test button I can hear them. For all intents they should play, right? But they don't.

    Now problem two - I am a pinhead when it comes to computers so any solutions you might have for me are going to have to be explained like you're talking to a hamster?
    It's so weird that I can operate a blog, run a hockey board, but can't do the simplest things with Windows.
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  2. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #2

    I haven't tried it on my Win 7 install, but I too used to use custom startup and shutdown wavs. However, I recall there was something I saw on the web about Win 7 not working or working properly with user sounds and the reason I've never tried it.
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  3. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #3

    Have you updated all your drivers yet?
    Make sure you go to manufactures home website to download the very latest drivers for your computer.
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  4. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks guys -

    @ Howling Wolves, yes, I've done that with no results. I'm still getting the defaults sounds. Which is odd because when I check the sounds panel the default sounds box is clicked off.

    Sure do miss my Mighty Mouse.
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  5. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #5

    I too remember hearing that it is impossible in 7, but I also remember someone claiming to have done it. I will try to find something, but no promises.
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  6. Posts : 2,963
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit
       #6

    I found a thread on another site with a method that seems to work but it is rather complicated and sounds risky. I usually don't mind taking risk to get things to work the way I want them to and have never had a problem, but even I'm not sure I would try this.

    Startup sound
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  7. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Thanks Petey7 - Yeah, that does sound a tad risky for me too. Maybe if it were some kind of operational problem then I'd risk it, but this is just something I enjoyed having & I miss. Who knows? Maybe they'll come up with something to get this running...nah! What was I thinking!

    Thanks for the link & going to the trouble of getting it for me tho'.
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  8. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #8

    I haven't looked at the link on how to do it, but I did check and the startup is not in the Media folder so that elimnates any customization for most of us.
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  9. Posts : 4
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    That's interesting. So I wonder why you can upload the wav & it shows being there, it tests as being there, but it won't play where it's supposed to. Pffft!
    Oh well, I guess I deal with that. LOL!
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