No Sounds when Starting Windows or Receiving Error Messages (77726)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows with Multimedia Extensions 1.0
This article was previously published under Q77726

SYMPTOMS

No clock-alarm or error-message sounds are heard when starting up Windows with Multimedia Extensions.

CAUSE

The Warning Beep check box must be selected from Control Panel's Sounds icon. If Warning Beep is not selected, the special event sounds are not active.

WORKAROUND

Select the Sounds icon from Control Panel, and select the Warning Beep check box.

If you are using Windows version 3.0 or 3.0a with Multimedia Extensions version 1.0, you must reinitialize the WIN.INI file after the change. (In other words, after you have selected or cleared the check box, you must exit and then restart Windows for the changes to take effect.)

Later versions of Windows have an option to restart Windows without exiting.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/19/2005
Keywords:KB77726
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