Hello,

Are there any rules for a customized start up wav in Vista? I have a few I've used for years in '98 and XP but there are two that just will not play if I apply them now I have Vista. Is there a length rule at all?
Thanks for any help offered.
Maureen.

Vista startup sound is not customizable. THIS article explain the many reasons for it. In the beginning M$ resisted adding options to turn it off. After we complained & complained M$ finally relented & gave us the option to only mute it by following the procedures outlined HERE

Believe it or not, it took M$ 18 months to settle on the sound they want us to hear every time we turn on or reboot Vista PC.

How M$ chose Vista Sounds

i_Xp/VistaUser

Well, I'VE been customizing it for the last 6 months with several of the sounds I used in XP. Just go into Control Panel / Personalization / sounds and change the Windows Logon to whatever you want. (Except, for me, two particular pieces.)

Well you asked the question and I gave you the factual facts that I fetched from the net.

i_Xp/VistaUser

" Well, I'VE been customizing it for the last 6 months with several of the sounds I used in XP. Just go into Control Panel / Personalization / sounds and change the Windows Logon to whatever you want. (Except, for me, two particular pieces.)"
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That's the VISTA LOG ON not the VISTA START UP which can't be changed.

However there has been a hack to change the sound... I've used it and it works

http://vistahelp.blogspot.com/2007/...

Hey blackbill - the hack is cool. Curious - are you dual booting Vista & XP as the hack recommended for best results?

i_Xp/VistaUser

Yeah... I'm set up for dual boot... although I must say i have now gotten quite used to Vista and hardly use XP anymore.

But more to the point of this thread.... I used xp to do the alterations. Not sure if you can do it strictly through vista.... never tried.

Vista Log On or Vista Start Up, it doesn't matter for me, I get what I want - a sound playing as the computer loads up, exactly the same as in 95,98, & XP. I thank you for the help but it didn't solve my problem. As I'm really using the log on it MIGHT be a length issue. Thanks everyone.