If this happened to me (which it does sometimes), that I heard the
default 'ding' and nothing apparent was visible, it might take me some
considerable time investigating it before I found the cause - if I even
managed to find the cause!

If I install a new program I always run through it's settings and
explorer them fully.

If I come across an option to set an alert sound - I do it - so that I
will be acquainted with what has caused it.

This narrows down what can have caused the noise you heard, as you will
have set the others differently to the default.

One thing I would do would be to open up the Windows Task Manager and
click on it's 'Processes' tab - to familiarize yourself with what
programs are regularly running on your system.

This, and noticing what just happens on your system, may be one way of
deducing what has caused some sound or error alert.

I'm [very] sorry that I could not be of more help, but if you have a
little persistence and investigate methodically, you do stand a much
better chance of discovering the answer.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Terry Pinnell" wrote in message
...
"Tim Meddick" wrote:

Maybe you have more than 'Default Beep' set to be 'ding.wav' in
'Sounds
and Audio Devices' control panel?

Any application that calls for the standard computer beep (pc speaker)
is interrupted by Windows and the 'Default Beep' that you have defined
(ding.wav) is played instead - IF Windows detects you have a soundcard
installed.

If you have no soundcard, then programs calling for this beep just
sound
a vary basic beep from the pc speaker instead.

Many applications use this function of calling for a 'beep' and many
Windows events and errors use this default beep as well.

If you change the 'Default Beep' item in the 'Sounds...' control panel
('Sounds' tab) to a new wave file, then *all* the times that *any*
program or event calls for the 'Default Beep' your new [wav] file
should
be played instead.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Terry Pinnell" wrote in message
. ..
On this XP Pro PC the 'Default beep' sound is currently set in CP
Sounds and Audio Devices Sounds as Ding.wav. I haven't noticed it
much before but I recall it occurs when I do something obviously
dis-allowed, like trying to type text where it's invalid, etc.

But sometimes I'm hearing it when I don't expect it and it seems
inappropriate. What are the rules here please? Presumably it can be
programmed in each application? But are there any 'Windows'
operations
on top of those?

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK


Thanks Tim. I was wondering if there was any way to discover what
program had prompted each beep?

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK