If you'd prefer to edit the Registry manually to repair the Default Beep, here's how (Note: These instructions assume you are an experienced user of the Registry Editor):ġ.Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default.Ģ.If the following subkeys don't already exist, create them: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Defaultģ.Edit the default value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default so it contains: %SystemRoot%\media\Windows XP Ding.wavĤ.Add the same value to the default value of HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\ If you'd like to do the job yourself, check out the procedure described below.)Ģ.Double-click the dingfix.reg file and, when prompted, allow it to be added to your Registry.ģ.Click Start, Control Panel, Sounds, Speech And Audio Devices, Change The Sound Scheme.Ĥ.In the Program Events list, under the Windows section locate Default Beep and then select any sound from the Sounds list to use as the Default Beep (preferably a short sound) and click OK. (You can, in fact, repair the damaged key manually using the Registry Editor, but using dingfix.reg to do the job for you is much easier.
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If you don't want to silence the Volume Slider but instead you're experiencing the problem with the PC speaker beeping at an unchanging volume, here's how to fix that:ġ.Download the file dingfix.reg from Kelly's Korner at: and save it onto your Desktop. By silencing the slider you will also eliminate the sound used by both Windows and some applications programs to indicate an error has occurred. Note: The Volume Slider is not the only thing which uses Windows' default beep sound. In Windows 2000/XP/2003, each time a new user logs on for the first time, it is given a new user profile in which the default Windows Sound Scheme is used.
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