no windows event sounds.in control panel -sound i can play sounds but no sounds in startup, mail,shutdown tried windows default still no sounds,tried other schemes and no sounds. other event sounds like quicken and other programs work all but windows.andy ideas?

Are the little loudspeakers there beside the sounds you want?

yes they are

Hello, There are two ways to solve this problem. You can do it manually by changing a value in the Registry, or you can use MS Powertoys for WinXP (Tweak UI). Let's begin with the easy way first: If you have Powertoys/TweakUI, click on "General" on the left side, and make sure that the box next to "Beep on errors" is checked. Click Apply/OK, and restart your computer (you may need to adjust your volume control). If you don't have Powertoys/TweakUI for WinXP, follow these steps: Go to Start/Run and type regedit Press Enter. The Registry Editor window will open. In the left pane, click on the [+] sign next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER and then on the [+] next to Control Panel. Click on the entry called Sound and look at the right pane. See whether the value for the word "Beeps" is "yes" or "no". If you want to hear the sounds, right click "Beeps", click on MODIFY, set the value to Yes. Otherwise, set the value to No. Exit and reboot your computer. Again, you may need to adjust the volume control. Please post back and let us know if you've been able to solve the problem. Good luck. Juan

beep on errors was checked in tweakui.still not working thanks for your help

Hi, If "beep on errors" was checked in TweakUI, then I would take a look in the Registry too, as indicated in my previous post. I think it is the only way to make sure that the setting has been correctly modified by TweakUI. Juan

the beep sounds were checked in tweakui and the registry had the value of yes thanks