Click the Play button again to preview the sound. To choose a sound that you have downloaded or recorded, click the Browse button, select the sound, and then click OK. To change the sound, click the Sounds list down arrow, and select a different system sound. If you decide to change it, you'll hear your new sound in place of the current sound. Then, click the Play button to listen to the sound currently assigned to the event.

In the Program events list, click an event. The Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices Properties dialog box appears. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.Ĭlick Change the sound scheme. Log on to your computer as an administrator. To change the sound associated with a program event Once you've downloaded or recorded some sounds, you can set them up to play in Windows. For example, you can set up your computer to greet you when it starts with the voice of a friend or family member saying, “Good morning,” or to play a snippet from a favorite song to announce instant messages.

Then, you can assign the sounds to events on your computer. If you want to record your own sound clips, copy sound clips from a CD or DVD, or save anything else you can hear through your computer speakers, you can use Sound Recorder-a basic sound program that comes with Windows XP. To obtain sounds, you can search the Web for sound clips from your favorite songs, TV shows, and movies, and then download the clips to your computer. Just as you can change the ring on your phone, you can personalize the sounds that your computer makes when different things happen, such as when you turn on your computer and Microsoft Windows XP starts, when you connect to a wireless network, when you receive an e-mail or an instant message, and for dozens of other events.

The following information is from Microsoft's Knowledge Base

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