Solved How to change Windows 7 startup sound

comicbookguy · Aug 26, 2009

HOW TO CHANGE WINDOWS 7 STARTUP SOUND

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/63398-startup-sound-change-windows-7-a.html

1.select an audio file of your choice and make sure you convert it to a wave file not just wav
2.rename it 5080 if you are uesing english version of windows 7 united statse language,so your audio
file should be 5080.wave .(DONT MAKE YOUR WAVE FILE MORE THEN 330 KB AS I'M NOT SURE HOW BIG IT CAN BE)
3.copy (imageres.dll) file you will find this c/windows/system32 and save to desktop allso make a
copy of it and put it in a safe place just incace things dont go right for you.
4.download XN resource Editor Open the imageres.dll file in XN resource editor that you have saved
to your desktop find the folder that reads wave and expand it below it is a file named 5080 expand
that and right click delete resorse on the file named English (United States)
5.select resourse in XN Resourse Editor then select import ueser resourse find your file
we made named 5080 and save and then exit now replace the imageres.dll file that you have made
into c/windows/system32 and your good to go reboot enjoy. i have tryed other ways and they
didnt work for me i just played around with things and this is what worked for me
YOU MUST DO THIS IN SAFE MODE OR IF YOU HAVE A DUAL BOOT UESING XP IT WILL MAKE THINGS EASY
i was able to use a 3.6 MB file but as i said earlyer i dont know how big the audio file can be . and also make sure you uncheck the Play Windows start up sound before you try to change it ....

Tews · Aug 26, 2009

Thanks for the tip!!

Welcome to SevenForums! +rep

Mike89 · Mar 4, 2010

That doesn't work. When trying to save it, I get a code 50, the request is not supported error.

windrider · May 23, 2010

Here is tutorial a little neater I think

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/63398-startup-sound-change-windows-7-a.html

Change startup sound in windows 7

How to Change Start up sound in Windows 7 This assumes you are using American English versuion of W-7 Language type 1033
All Windows 7 allows is for you check or un-check play start up sound in Windows 7 you have to do the following to change the default sound of your choice

1) Use the following beta program Reshacker from
Download Resource Hacker 3.5.0.82 Beta / 3.4.0.79 - Analyze, change, add, erase or extract resources in EXE and DLL files - Softpedia

2) Locate the file "imageres.dll" in C:\ Windows\System32 folder. For instance, C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll. Copy that file into a different location, i.e. your desktop.

3) Download ResHacker .

4) Open ResHacker. Open the imageres.dll file in ResHacker.

5) Find the folder that reads "WAVE" and expand everything below that.

6) Right click 1033 (this could have a different name depending on your locale), and click Replace Resource. Click "Open file with new resource", and find the wave file you want to replace it with. Once you're done, in Resource Type, type "WAVE", in Resource Name type "5080", and under Resource Language type "1033" (or whatever number you have). Once done, click Replace.

7) Click File, then click Save. Now you can copy this file to Vista's System32 folder.

Keep the imageres_original.dll file ResHack left behind in case you want to revert back to the original sound.

8) For Windows 7 go back to C:\Windows\System32 directory rename the imageres.dll to Imageres.old then copy and paste the new hacked Imageres.dll into C:\windows\system32 directory

Now I used this reshacker instead as I am using Windows 7 Ultimate x64
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/reshack_setup.exe

I also downloaded the 'Take Ownership' file from our forums here - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html

I then took ownership of the imageres.dll in System32 folder, so I could change the extension to .old
That way I was able to copy the new imageres.dll file into that folder.

This worked perfectly for me then

GTRZ · May 24, 2010

thanks and welcome

hootsmon · Jul 14, 2010

Hi, Anyone getting error codes when trying to change/replace the imageres.dll file in ResHacker or XN ResEditor, should try the following:

If you have access to a Win XP computer then use that to make the changes to your Win 7 imageres.dll,(in safe mode) transferring it from/to pcs using a usb stick. Once you've replaced the sound with the one you want on the XP machine, boot up your Win 7 pc using an Ubuntu live cd and replace the altered dll into the windows system 32 folder. This worked for me.
Best to use ResHacker to make the changes, I found XN resEditor did not work in Win 7 or XP

DrWho · Jul 14, 2010

Maybe because I've only had two cups of coffee, so far, but I'm lost.
Why is changing a sound so difficult on W-7 when it's so ridiculously easy on XP?

I've used the same startup sound on every computer of mine for the last ten years.
It's a wave file (.wav) that originally came from a Windows (something) install CD.
It's beautiful and goes great with wallpapers of mountains, lakes, seascapes, etc.

I guess I'm going to have to reboot into Windows 7 and see what all the fuss is about.

Laters!

OK, it's already later and I see in the \Windows\Media folder there is a file "Windows Startup.wav" , but that's not what windows plays when booting up. ???

In the Sounds section of the control panel, there is NO Windows Startup sound to select. Is that another one of those Windows 7 better ideas?
Why did they have to screw around with something that's worked so good for so long?

DrWho · Jul 14, 2010

Mike89 said:
That doesn't work. When trying to save it, I get a code 50, the request is not supported error.

Likewise.....I wonder if it's because my version of Win-7 is 64 bit.
I was totally unable to get that file changed with my own music file in it.

Now going to try the alternate Hacker program for the 64 bit.....

Later: I finally got it using the second Resource Hacker program. But even then it was not smooth sailing. I don't think I'll be doing that exercise again, any time soon.

Thanks for all the help.
The Doctor

windrider · Jul 15, 2010

I too use Windows 7 x64 and had no troubles following the tutorial I posted, and just download the proper Resource Hacker program.

The 'Take Ownership' link in my post above will help with being able to change/replace the file.

Its not too bad, but yes I don't want to change it too often.

DrWho · Jul 15, 2010

Since I may have to reinstall Windows 7 someday, I'm going to archive that imagesres.dll file for future use.

I found it much easier to replace that file, when running Windows XP and accessing the Win-7 drive through Windows Explorer.

Thanks for the tutorial and the Resource hacker program. I'm sure I'll find uses for that later on.

Startup · Sep 15, 2010

I am running x64, follow the steps and it doesn't work..
I copied the imageres.dll to desktop, modified it by reshack, and boot the system by XP. Open window7's drive, copy and paste the file from desktop to system32. However, when I boot my computer by windows7, I receive the error "Window Explorer has stopped working" ( Problem Signature: Event Name APPCRASH ) and asking me to restart the program. I can hear the modified sound once I click restart. But it is annoying since I have to click it every time..

Any help is appreciated.

BisVal · Sep 15, 2010

Why You have to hack or regedit for change of startup sound!?! Just go to personalization - sounds and change whatever sound You like.

Startup · Sep 15, 2010

You can change everything except start up sound in windows 7....

windrider · Sep 16, 2010

Startup said:
I am running x64, follow the steps and it doesn't work..
I copied the imageres.dll to desktop, modified it by reshack, and boot the system by XP. Open window7's drive, copy and paste the file from desktop to system32. However, when I boot my computer by windows7, I receive the error "Window Explorer has stopped working" ( Problem Signature: Event Name APPCRASH ) and asking me to restart the program. I can hear the modified sound once I click restart. But it is annoying since I have to click it every time..

Any help is appreciated.

I have not done it through xp, just Windows 7

Did you rename the imageres.dll to imageres.old then copy and paste the new hacked imageres.dll into C:\windows\system32 directory
or did you just copy/paste it into the system32 directory. Try it as I have above and see if that makes a difference.

Startup · Sep 20, 2010

yeah, I tried to rename & paste and replace, but both ways don't work..
With the new dll, I don't receive the APP CRASH error if I unchecked "Play Windows Startup sound" tho
I am not sure where is my problem....

My wave file is only 240kb..

windrider · Sep 21, 2010

Did you use the reshack program I gave link too for X64 windows> Not sure if that will make difference or not.

Also using the take ownership file works great. Then no problems at all.

Just trying to help pinpoint your problem.

sadguy · Sep 30, 2010

problem after restart

windrider said:
Here is tutorial a little neater I think

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/63398-startup-sound-change-windows-7-a.html

Change startup sound in windows 7

How to Change Start up sound in Windows 7 This assumes you are using American English versuion of W-7 Language type 1033
All Windows 7 allows is for you check or un-check play start up sound in Windows 7 you have to do the following to change the default sound of your choice

1) Use the following beta program Reshacker from
Download Resource Hacker 3.5.0.82 Beta / 3.4.0.79 - Analyze, change, add, erase or extract resources in EXE and DLL files - Softpedia

2) Locate the file "imageres.dll" in C:\ Windows\System32 folder. For instance, C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll. Copy that file into a different location, i.e. your desktop.

3) Download ResHacker .

4) Open ResHacker. Open the imageres.dll file in ResHacker.

5) Find the folder that reads "WAVE" and expand everything below that.

6) Right click 1033 (this could have a different name depending on your locale), and click Replace Resource. Click "Open file with new resource", and find the wave file you want to replace it with. Once you're done, in Resource Type, type "WAVE", in Resource Name type "5080", and under Resource Language type "1033" (or whatever number you have). Once done, click Replace.

7) Click File, then click Save. Now you can copy this file to Vista's System32 folder.

Keep the imageres_original.dll file ResHack left behind in case you want to revert back to the original sound.

8) For Windows 7 go back to C:\Windows\System32 directory rename the imageres.dll to Imageres.old then copy and paste the new hacked Imageres.dll into C:\windows\system32 directory

Now I used this reshacker instead as I am using Windows 7 Ultimate x64
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/reshack_setup.exe

I also downloaded the 'Take Ownership' file from our forums here - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html

I then took ownership of the imageres.dll in System32 folder, so I could change the extension to .old
That way I was able to copy the new imageres.dll file into that folder.

This worked perfectly for me then

upon following these steps and a restart, I know have an issue on the log in screen. No user/password box appears or sound, just shows the background but nowhere to sign in. Right before this happened the laptop installed some updates.

Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated

Benjamin Hall · Sep 30, 2010

O_O

Startup sound, or logon sound?

If it's your logon sound, then just go System>Sounds

If it's your startup sound, then I think it's more than just editing your imageres.dll file
But I'm not sure, I don't do much mod work with 64-bit Windows, it's just a pain in my arse.

Cycro42 · Oct 20, 2010

Ugh... man, I'm seriously lost... This is killing me...
I followed everything down to the last punctuation mark...
I have reshacker. I have the "take ownership" option. I used the "take ownership" option on the imageres.dll file and all I have to do is change the permissions around to give the user, me, full control. I have an issue though :\ with my computer, when I go to change permissions, it shows two users even though there's one. The users have the same name, but one says "<not inherited>" while the other says "C:\Windows\System32". The "<not inherited>" one has full control while the windows one doesn't. >_< any ideas as to why that is?
Oh and I DID change the name of the original file to "imageres.old" and I tried to save the other file in the folder and it said it couldn't replace it. I also tried dragging and dropping which failed. My computer keeps automatically changing it back to the original state somehow. I check it with reshack and it plays the same sound as before even though I edited it.

windrider · Oct 21, 2010

I am not sure why so many have problems. I have found another tutorial, and not sure if it would help you or not.

Code:

http://mintywhite.com/windows-7/change-startup-sound-windows-7/

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