Changing the Desktop s Sound Effects

Changing the Desktop's Sound Effects

Most actions on the desktop (closing a window, for example) are accompanied by a sound effect. You can change these sounds all at once (or turn them off entirely) by choosing a new sound scheme, or you can change only a few sounds and leave the rest alone. A sound scheme is a coordinated set of sounds for all the desktop actions.

Make these choices from the Sounds tab of the Sound dialog box, shown in Figure 12-13. Open this dialog box by clicking the Sounds link in the Personalization Control Panel window, and then click the Sounds tab. Choose a sound scheme from the Sound Scheme drop-down list (Windows Vista comes with only two sound schemes: No Sounds and Windows Default).

Figure 12-13: Control sound effects from the Sounds tab of the Sound dialog box.

You can also change sounds for individual events. To choose a new sound for a type of event, select the event from the Program list on the Sounds tab and then select a sound from the Sounds drop-down list. For more information about associating sounds with Windows events, see "Choosing What Sounds Windows Makes" in Chapter 20.