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Discover Hidden Music in Windows XP

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manas
manas Original post #1
Nov 16, 2006 at 3:33 PM
Did you know, there is a hidden music in Windows XP that you have never heard..;)

To hear this sound, first of all go to Folder Options and under the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folder" and uncheck "Hide protected system files".

Now navigate to the drive where Windows XP is installed.So if C:\ is the drive where Windows XP is installed, goto

C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images

There you will find a file Title.wma.Open in with your favorite media player and listen to it. :)

Source : *www.metacafe.com/watch/298664/windows_hidden_music_track/
Vishal Gupta
Nov 16, 2006 at 4:08 PM
Whenever I re-install my XP, this is the first file which I always delete to make free space on my drive :D
CINTEL ENTRINO
Nov 16, 2006 at 4:18 PM
very gud share . its a theme music n very soothing too. :D

thnx m8
nitish_mythology
Nov 16, 2006 at 4:23 PM
Seems tht its some sort of an easter egg!
satyamy
satyamy #5
Nov 16, 2006 at 5:45 PM
when u install winXP this is the first music which run with introduction
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titun #6
Nov 16, 2006 at 6:16 PM
Good find mate ,thanx 4 sharing.

manas said:
To hear this sound, first of all go to Folder Options and under the "View" tab, check "Show hidden files and folder" and uncheck "Hide protected system files".

But what is the need of unhiding hidden & system files, it is clearly visible & not a hidden file.
blackpearl
Nov 16, 2006 at 6:51 PM
satyamy said:
when u install winXP this is the first music which run with introduction

Really? I never had my speakers on when installing XP. This is the first time I m hearing it.

Vishal Gupta said:
Whenever I re-install my XP, this is the first file which I always delete to make free space on my drive :D

That file isn't that big Vishal!!
manas
manas #8
Nov 16, 2006 at 7:01 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Whenever I re-install my XP, this is the first file which I always delete to make free space on my drive :D

Looks like you are very short of space on your drives. :D
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satyamy said:
when u install winXP this is the first music which run with introduction

May be the reason why we are not hearing the sound, is that we do not have our sound card drivers installed when we start xp for the first time after installation.
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SE> #9
Nov 16, 2006 at 8:15 PM
Remmeber whenever you install windows XP, then in the last steps, it asks for you username and name for other accounts too. Its the same music. :)
anandk
anandk #10
Nov 16, 2006 at 11:33 PM
nice...soothing... :)
max_demon
max_demon #11
Nov 16, 2006 at 11:49 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
Whenever I re-install my XP, this is the first file which I always delete to make free space on my drive :D
same here
CINTEL ENTRINO
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:14 AM
^^^

looks like u hav very less disk space. :D :D :D
Vishal Gupta
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:16 AM
I believe in getting as much free disk space as possible :D
max_demon
max_demon #14
Nov 17, 2006 at 12:21 AM
Vishal Gupta said:
I believe in getting as much free disk space as possible :D
me too
CINTEL ENTRINO
Nov 17, 2006 at 1:02 AM
DOES it mean

99.999999..................... infi. % free disk space ????
:D :D :D :D :D
OPTUMS PRIME
Nov 17, 2006 at 2:14 AM
Yes Vishal Is Right, U Can Save Another Song For That Music.
outlaw
outlaw #17
Nov 17, 2006 at 1:22 PM
thanks for sharing
DR RANJAN
DR RANJAN #18
Nov 18, 2006 at 11:28 AM
plz give me list of file of windows which are safe to del ..such as C:\WINDOWS\system32\oobe\images:confused:
aryayush
aryayush #19
Nov 18, 2006 at 11:47 AM
Hey, it's nice music. I have never heard it while installing XP, obviously because I can install the audio drivers only after the installation is complete. Thanks for the info!

DR RANJAN, you are not going to be able to save much be deleting the superfluous system files in Windows X, just let them be. If you delete some important file in the process...
kirtan
kirtan #20
Nov 18, 2006 at 12:29 PM
thanx for sharing dude.listening this music for the first time.
ketanbodas
Nov 18, 2006 at 1:59 PM
A great find :) very peaceful music
Lucky_star
Nov 18, 2006 at 10:00 PM
It was a cool Music.


You can find some midi files in this folder also:
C:\WINDOWS\Media

Of them Town.mid, Flourish.mid, Onestop.mid are longer ones with somewhat nice music.:)
A
Anurag A #24
Nov 26, 2006 at 12:42 PM
Nothing is new !

Try windows Tour and turn on the sound
that it
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #25
Nov 26, 2006 at 9:38 PM
nice peaceful music. where exactly does windows use it ???
manas
manas #26
Nov 26, 2006 at 10:26 PM
After installation, when Windows collects user names etc.. then this music is played.
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #27
Nov 26, 2006 at 10:33 PM
^^ really ?? I have never heard it , I have installed XP over 100 times till date.
Vishal Gupta
Nov 27, 2006 at 7:15 PM
I think u didnt hear the sound bcoz ur Sound drivers were not installed by default! :)
manas
manas #29
Nov 27, 2006 at 7:27 PM
Yeah, not all sound card drivers are installed by windows xp.. That's why i never heard it.. :D
~Phenom~
~Phenom~ #30
Nov 27, 2006 at 7:33 PM
yeah that might be the reason coz my system sound drivers had to be installed manually.
casanova
casanova #31
Jan 13, 2007 at 3:23 PM
Thx a ton. I like that music a lot.
N
Jan 13, 2007 at 3:56 PM
thanks...really nice music!
yoursfriend
Apr 13, 2007 at 4:45 AM
it's gud i didnot knot abt it
so if u know more abt like such more files which are useless for window pls share so that i can free my space as much as possible
piyush gupta
Apr 13, 2007 at 9:51 AM
This is second file i delete after installing windows XP
First file i delete is %SystemRoot%\system32\tourstart.exe

Then i delete this music