I don't have a MAC at all, but I've heard the Mac chime on a friend's mac, and I think it's cooler than the XP startup "chime." So, is there any site I can download the Mac chime in the WAVE format, so that my PC plays it when it first starts?

Insect, Unfortunately - no. With both Apple Mac and Windows PC, you would find that even if you started the computer up without a hard drive in it - it would still "chime" (even though it would go completely dead after that). This means that the start-up chime is integrated into the logic board itself! For years - Mac users have wanted to create other start-up chimes - for example - the first couple of bars of Beethoven's 9th - and come to a dead loss on how to do it (as the sound does not exist anywhere on the HD). Around 4 or 5 years ago someone - some genuis in the UK, found a way of over-riding the logic board's firmware and having all kinds of sounds bleeting out upon startup. He advertised his discovery on the internet and then found himself up against Apple's lawyers for copyright infringement on the "removal" of the aural hallmark of Apple! One could very well find a WAV of anyone of Apple's 10 variations of the start-up chime - though I hugely suspect that you would still be hearing your XP Chime "before" you heard Apple's when you booted up. If I'm wrong - tell me - and I'll track down a WAV site for you. (Try it with just any old WAV file first though and see if it over-rides XP's chime). cheers clockwork

I don't know XP but on NT you can edit system sounds with Control Panel, Sounds. "Start Windows" is included in the list.

William is right, in Windows, it's really easy to change the startup sound, because unlike a Mac, the start sound on a PC is actually on the hard drive, so it's easily modified. I once had Homer Simpson say DOH! on startup instead of the normal Windows chime. So I'm ready for the wav Mac Chimes. Thanks for all the help, clockwork! Really appreciate it!

Okli-dokli - out of the 20 or so Mac Chimes - which model has your friend got? Find out the full name of your friend's Mac - Insect - and I'll send it to you direct - got an e-mail or hotmail addy? Also - which sound format do you what it in? eg: WAV, AIFF, MP3 cheers clockwork

My friends Mac is a Power Macintosh G4/450 Dual Processor, and it runs OS 9.2 If needed, more info can be found at http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/powermac_g4_450_dp.html It would be easiest if the sound format was WAV. Thanks for all of your help and time finding these sounds! I've always wanted my PC to sound at least a little like one of those Macs. (which I've always secretly admired!)

Sorry I didn't mention this last post, but I've typed in my e-mail address this time, so giving my name a click should get you to it.