ToggleKeys makes tones that are too loud !

[jim]

ToggleKeys makes tones that are too loud !

Apparently, the special beepings created by ToggleKeys
(one of the Accessibility features of Windows) are not
normal wave sounds like other "event sounds" in Windows.
A user is not able to lower the volume of the warning
tones using the advance sound controls. Even the "mute"
selection has no effect on the tones. If used, the tones
blare out so loud that they disturb me and everyone within
30 feet of me. My sound card is a Sigma Tel C-Major Audio
mixer installed on a Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop that
operates with Windows XP. Can anyone suggest a hardware
solution that will not impair the other audio functions?

It is a shame that Microsoft didn't provide volume control
of ToggleKeys. Did they think that all persons desiring
ToggleKeys were hard-of-hearing? Maybe they get our
disabilities confused.

Please post a reply because my email address is bogus.

[Pavel A.]

"jim" > wrote in message
...
> ToggleKeys makes tones that are too loud !
> Apparently, the special beepings created by ToggleKeys
> (one of the Accessibility features of Windows) are not
> normal wave sounds like other "event sounds" in Windows.
> A user is not able to lower the volume of the warning
> tones using the advance sound controls. Even the "mute"
> selection has no effect on the tones.
> It is a shame that Microsoft didn't provide volume control ...

Correct. These sounds go thru internal speaker on the mothreboard, not thru
the sound card.
So Microsoft is not the culprit here.

> Can anyone suggest a hardware
> solution that will not impair the other audio functions?

It took several years to PC makers, to realize that USB and headphones ports
should be on the front panel.
It can take several more years to understand that users really want control
volume of internal speaker.

> Did they think that all persons desiring
> ToggleKeys were hard-of-hearing? Maybe they get our disabilities
confused.

Maybe... :-)
You can tell'em what you think, at
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/feedback.aspx
Or call a technician to disconnect the internal speaker, or even put a
volume control on it.

Best regards,
--PA