those pesky default sounds

By keithc
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Hi all, ive been building a custom xp install cd for quite a while now, but have run into a brick wall. Im trying to get it so that the default windows sound scheme is never applied, thus you would never heard those damn sounds after a re-install.

does anyone know a sure fire way to acheive this?

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ive tried a number of registry mod's to remove the default sounds but all they seem to do is create blank entries in the sound schemes list which cause the dialog to crash when their clicked.

I was thinking maybe just removing the copying of the files from the txtsetup.sif file but i beleive that'd cause a few more issues as far as windows first boot and not being able to find the files.

as for nlite. thats something ill have to look into.

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ok, ive spent a bit more time working on this and beleive i may have a resolution (still waiting to finalize my sucess through virtual machine)

theres a file on xp cd's called 'HIVEDEF.INF' this controls the registry info for a base registry key (in this case, hkey_current_user)

to disable the sounds i manually editted the lines that contained .wav entries in the following format.

--disabled--

HKCU,"AppEvents\EventLabels\.Default","",0x00000000,""

--enabled--

HKCU,"AppEvents\EventLabels\.Default","",0x00000000,"%windir%\mysound.wav"

Also, you'll notice a fair few lines containing '@mmsys.cpl' DONT MESS WITH THESE ENTRIES ive seen bad mojo after messing with those entries.

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just an update. with the above method the default XP sounds are set to 'null' values so thats solved my issue as far as they go, however there are still sound alerts associated with netmeeting and msn messenger that i would like to remove. Anyone know how i can go about doing that?

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I would IMAGINE that the currently applies soundscheme is in the reg somewhere? Could you modify your CD (I assume nLite?) to alter this?

correct. sound settings are recorded in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive somewhere.

i do not recommend deleting sound files off w/out adjusting registry because it will probably make really annoying beep sounds everytime you do something

I, for one, like them so I made a custom file that sets it up for me

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes]

@=".Default"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default]

@="Windows"

"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5856"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Close.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Close.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Battery Critical.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Battery Critical.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Insert.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Insert.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Remove.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Remove.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Fail.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceFail\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Hardware Fail.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\FaxBeep]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\FaxBeep\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Notify.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\FaxBeep\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Notify.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Battery Low.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\LowBatteryAlarm\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Battery Low.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Notify.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MailBeep\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Notify.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Maximize\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuCommand\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Popup.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\MenuPopup\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Popup.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Open.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Open.WAV"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Print complete.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Print complete.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand\.current]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Exclamation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Exclamation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Shutdown.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Shutdown.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Critical Stop.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Critical Stop.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Balloon.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Balloon.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logoff Sound.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logoff Sound.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logon Sound.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logon Sound.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer]

@="Windows Explorer"

"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5854"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Pop-up Blocked.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Pop-up Blocked.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Recycle.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Recycle.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\ding.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ringin.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ringin.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\tada.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\tada.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Feed Discovered.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Feed Discovered.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Navigation Start.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Navigation Start.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand]

@=""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr]

@="Speech Recognition"

"DispFileName"="@C:\\Windows\\System32\\speech\\speechux\\sapi.cpl,-5555"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Off.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Off.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech On.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech On.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Sleep.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Sleep.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Misrecognition.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Misrecognition.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.Default]

@="@mmsys.cpl,-800"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.None]

@="@mmsys.cpl,-801"

[-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes]

@=".Default"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default]

@="Windows"

"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5856"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\AppGPFault\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CCSelect\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Menu Command.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Close.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Close\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Close.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Battery Critical.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\CriticalBatteryAlarm\.Default]

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[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Current]

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[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceConnect\.Default]

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[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\DeviceDisconnect]

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@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Minimize\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Open.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\Open\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Utopia Open.WAV"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Print complete.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\PrintComplete\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Print complete.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreDown\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Minimize.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\RestoreUp\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Restore.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand\.current]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\ShowBand\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemAsterisk\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Error.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Exclamation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExclamation\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Exclamation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Shutdown.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemExit\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Shutdown.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Critical Stop.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemHand\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Critical Stop.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Balloon.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemNotification\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Balloon.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\SystemQuestion\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logoff Sound.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogoff\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logoff Sound.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logon Sound.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsLogon\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Logon Sound.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\WindowsUAC\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer]

@="Windows Explorer"

"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5854"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\ActivatingDocument\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Pop-up Blocked.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\BlockedPopup\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Pop-up Blocked.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Recycle.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\EmptyRecycleBin\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Recycle.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxError\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\ding.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ringin.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxLineRings\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Ringin.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\tada.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FaxSent\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\tada.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Feed Discovered.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\FeedDiscovered\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Feed Discovered.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\MoveMenuItem\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Navigation Start.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows Navigation Start.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered\.Current]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SearchProviderDiscovered\.Default]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand]

@=""

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\SecurityBand\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Windows User Account Control.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr]

@="Speech Recognition"

"DispFileName"="@C:\\Windows\\System32\\speech\\speechux\\sapi.cpl,-5555"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\DisNumbersSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Off.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOffSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Off.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech On.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubOnSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech On.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Sleep.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\HubSleepSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Sleep.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Misrecognition.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\MisrecoSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Misrecognition.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound\.Current]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\sapisvr\PanelSound\.Default]

@="C:\\Windows\\media\\Speech Disambiguation.wav"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Names]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.Default]

@="@mmsys.cpl,-800"

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.None]

@="@mmsys.cpl,-801"

the file paths needs to be set to an empty parameter (not deleted) to mute them all.

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keithc

Posted
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Posted

thanks oido thats exactly what i was after. id been playing with the file but oblivously missed something somewhere.

now thats done i can focus on why the hell the search assistant is still enabled even though ive got a registry hack that is adding the 'Use Search Asst' key with the 'no' value :/

Thanks for everyones contributions this one

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mhc

Posted
Posted

Or you could use this registry patch to to exactly what you want:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\EventLabels\.Default]
@="Default Beep"
"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5824"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes]
@=".current"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default]
@="Windows"
"DispFileName"="@mmsys.cpl,-5856"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Current]
@=hex(2):00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default\.Default]
@=hex(2):00,00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.Default]
@="Windows Default"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Names\.None]
@="No Sounds"

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