Annoying Vista Beep

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Any who are using Vista, knows there is an annoying beep at certain times -- like clicking on a list control to pick a song, and not wanting a beep :sqeek:

Sooos, I did some research to find the problem, and it's an 'undocumented' feature of Vista :sqrolleyes: :sqrolleyes:


Here's how you can fix it (I tried, and it works) -- thanx to bella2929 on computing.net (whoever that may be), for the idea:

First, go to:

CONTROL PANEL, SOUND, SOUNDS. Find DEFAULT BEEP, and change the sound to NONE.

Second, go to:

CONTROL PANEL, SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGER under Tasks on the left. Click on VIEW, then SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES. Double click on NON-PLUG AND PLAY DRIVERS. Find BEEP and double click. Click on the DRIVER tab, then choose STOP and on the pull down menu, choose DISABLED.

All fixed! No more annoying beeping on list controls :)
 
SoftJock Rick said:
First, go to:

CONTROL PANEL, SOUND, SOUNDS. Find DEFAULT BEEP, and change the sound to NONE.

Second, go to:

CONTROL PANEL, SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGER under Tasks on the left. Click on VIEW, then SHOW HIDDEN DEVICES. Double click on NON-PLUG AND PLAY DRIVERS. Find BEEP and double click. Click on the DRIVER tab, then choose STOP and on the pull down menu, choose DISABLED.

All fixed! No more annoying beeping on list controls :)
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And by using that same method you could replace that beep with other sounds I believe. It would really confuse friends when the beep wasn't there and "Stimpy you idiot" was :sqwink:
 
I've been using Vista for several months and have never had a problem with this. Guess it depends on what programs you're using.

Is the beep actually broadcasted into your DJ music or is it just annoying because YOU hear it through the computer speakers? If you use an external sound card you can just turn your computer's sound OFF...I don't want to hear anything Vista is doing anyway. Just Serato.
 
Out of curiousity, what is it about Vista that is so bad for us DJ's?

I just purchased a Vista equipped laptop, my first, with some hesitation. Upon getting it home, I found it to be somewhat user friendly and easy to navigate. The karaoke program I plan to install appears to be Vista compatible, and I am sure my DJ program will be as well...

So saying that, what can the expected downside of Vista be, compared to say, XP?

Thanks!
 
Out of curiousity, what is it about Vista that is so bad for us DJ's?
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Biggest problem I've found, is it asks too many damn questions :sqerr:

I've heard from some people, that they occasionally have some weird file issues. But I think that may be security related, as I can't duplicate it on my Vista machines. I haven't delved into it deeply yet, but I think they may not have full admin privileges, and the system is actually pointing to a file shortcut, and hiding the actual files in certain folders (or compressing/encrypting them).

So, if a program attempts to load a file based on the actual path and filename, it will fail if that is really a shortcut.

The beeping, I've been able to duplicate in all sorts of programs, and yes, it goes out whatever the default sound card is. It's kinda weird though, as you can take a program with two identical list controls, and sometimes one will beep and the other won't, sometimes both, sometimes none...

My guess is, the guys in Redmond may have had a little rum mixed with their Jolt cola that day :sqlaugh:
 
sorry dont use vista - as I can make xp look like vista so why change...
 
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