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Cant hear windows starting and logon/off sounds

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/cant-hear-windows-starting-and-logon-off-sounds.60765/

arun77574
arun77574 Original post #1
Jun 19, 2007 at 9:13 AM
I have this strange problem for the past few months. i cant hear windows Start and exit sound, windows logon and logoff sound. All other system sounds are audible. However, when i tried to play the above mentioned sounds in the Sounds and Audio Device Properties they were audible. could there be any corrupted or missing files? I need some help to fix this issue.
s18000rpm
Jun 19, 2007 at 9:24 AM
did you try by selecting default settings.
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Kiran.dks
Jun 19, 2007 at 11:37 AM
Did it happen after installing Autopatcher XP?
R
Jun 19, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Probably you must have disabled it?
Vishal Gupta
Jun 19, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Open regedit and goto:

Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Sound

In right-side pane, change value of Beep to yes. Now the sound should come. ;)

Its a known BUG in windows XP. If u disable the error beep, it'll automatically disable log off/startup sound. :D