You are in the correct location. And if it is a 37 KB file, you can't say it contains/plays nothing. You need to listen more attentively since I can clearly hear a sound that is less than 1 second in duration. Do one thing: Put on your headphones and try listening to it at 60% volume. You can play the audio via default Groove Music player as well.
It works the same in windows XP as in mac OSX: you have to set to "mute" before you shut down the machine. As in mac any other method is a system hack. The sound is part of the checks on the firmware that is being read in at start.
Windows 10 is a great operating system, but by default, the startup sound can be a bit jarring. If you'd like to change it to something more pleasant or just want to disable the sound altogether, this article will show you how to do it.
The Windows 10 startup sound is one of the most iconic sounds in computing. It's a sound that's instantly recognizable, and it's a sound that many people have grown to love. However, some people find the startup sound annoying or simply want to change it for a more personal touch.
When Windows 10 starts up, the first thing you hear is a cheerful jingle. This sound changes with (almost) every major release, but the concept has been a part of Microsoft's operating system for years. Many Windows startup sounds have become just as iconic as the start-up chime on Apple computers.
The sound has undergone a few changes over the years, but it remains one of the most recognizable beeps in the tech world. Even though Microsoft considered staying away from startup sounds at one point, it made a return in modern versions of Windows.
We all want our gadgets to be customized and tailored to our needs. This includes little details, like the startup sound in your system. You can pick a tune from an earlier version of Windows - for example, the Windows Vista/7 theme - and use it on Windows 10. Alternatively, you can add an entirely custom sound as well!
Some users might want to disable the startup sound on their system entirely. This can be done for various reasons, like wanting to use another program that plays sounds during startup, or simply because you find the Windows 10 startup sound annoying.
Changing the Windows 10 startup sound is a quick and easy way to customize your computer and make it your own. Whether you're looking for a way to annoy your friends or simply want to add a personal touch to your PC, changing the startup sound is a great place to start.
24.5.0563 commentsPost a CommentTINY MUSIC MAKERS: Pt 2: The Microsoft Sound Ten years ago, Microsoft spent $300m launching Windows 95 (just under $3 per copy sold). A tiny slice of that money went to Brian Eno, who recorded the startup sound on a handful of ageing synths in his studio.
>>There are various different versions of 'The Microsoft Sound'. I'm pretty sure that this is the one (it sounds Eno-ish with delayed pianos). Please tell me if I'm wrong.
>> Brian Eno is proper arty. He once urinated in Marcel Duchamp's 'Fountain'.
>> Brian Eno has produced six U2 albums, which have sold 70 million copies worldwide. Windows 95 sold 110 million copies in just two years.
>> Brian told XFM that he was paid $35,000 for the sound.
>> In 2001, MS-hater post-rock band Trans Am released Let's Take The Fresh Step Together [iTunes Link], which is the Microsoft Sound timestretched to 51 seconds.
>> Brian loves Yamaha FM synths. In 1995 he was using: Three DX7s, one TG77 and a Prophet VS, according to this Future Music interview.
>> The told the whole Windows 95 story in this 1996 interview with Joel Selvin: "The idea came up at the time when I was completely bereft of ideas. I'd been working on my own music for a while and was quite lost, actually. And I really appreciated someone coming along and saying, 'Here's a specific problem -- solve it.'
>>"The thing from the agency said, 'We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah- blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional,' this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said 'and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long.'[He doesn't say how he persuaded them to eventually use a piece six seconds long]
>>"I thought this was so funny and an amazing thought to actually try to make a little piece of music. It's like making a tiny little jewel.
>>"In fact, I made 84 pieces. I got completely into this world of tiny, tiny little pieces of music. I was so sensitive to microseconds at the end of this that it really broke a logjam in my own work. Then when I'd finished that and I went back to working with pieces that were like three minutes long, it seemed like oceans of time."
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NEXT UP: 20,000 lines of code, a banjo and the THX Sound
PREVIOUSLY: Yodelling, the KLF and Intel
Posted by Tom Whitwell.
Comments: Awesome... but what about the other MS sounds? The one linked--isn't that just the Windows Me sound? Or is it Windows 2000...
One of the more recent ones I've been in love with is the Scion sound...
# posted by Anonymous : 7:01 pm The one linked is the 'original' Microsoft sound from Windows 95!
# posted by codeman38 : 7:11 pm ha! shows you when I switched to PC...
Thanks, now I feel a little dumb ;)
# posted by Anonymous : 7:19 pm To the first reply, are you talking about the wicked trancey/IDM song they use in the Scion commercials?
I'm pretty sure that's EDIT, an artist on Planet-mu, that's easily the best advert music I've heard in years...
-Pilk
# posted by Anonymous : 9:28 pm Gotta love Eno, just chock-full of interesting contradictions. Strange to look at him now and imagine the cross-dressing air-synth playing vamp on the ol' grey whistle with Roxy. That studio shot is so amazingly dull, yet I admire his fondness for simplicity.
How on earth did you know about that Trans AM tidbit? I would have never made the connection with Windows, I just thought it was a crappy album intro (sorry). Are they still buckin fush?
Love this feature "tiny music makers"!
# posted by Anonymous : 12:03 am This series of posts is really interseting so far, great idea to find out about such things!
Whenever I hear the default windows error beep ( not often as I avoid using PCs where possible!) I always think the Ren & Stimpy show is about to start... but alas it usually isn't.
# posted by cemenTIMental : 12:30 am Pilk---
no, although that track is very nice...
I'm talking about the smooth, yet overdriven delayed chords that sound at the end of every Scion ad--radio included--when the logo shows up.
# posted by Anonymous : 5:55 pm That studio is really nothing special, i cans pot a DX7 and a DXII (or is a DX7s), but what's the one underneath, and that big blur thing in the background?
does anyone know?
# posted by CV! : 11:30 pm Ooh Ooh, I was hoping someone would mention that, I forgot to put it in a separate post.
The big blue thing in the background is a Jellinghaus DX7 knob box:
link link. Had a knob for every DX7 parameter, only about 25 ever made. I saw an interview with Eno last year where he said that his never really worked...
# posted by Tom Whitwell : 11:40 pm So there are 84 or so sound bits? Where can we rummage through those fun little pieces? I love small sounds that condense music into seconds.
In another somewhat related note, if anybody is wondering wrote that Microsoft Windows 95 Easter Egg Theme aka "Microsoft Clouds" midi bit, the artist is Brian Orr at his Website
# posted by Michael Innes : 8:25 am That is, in fact, the piece Eno composed. In fact, if you right click on the original WAV file, and select (I think it's) Properties->Details, you'll see his name in the Composer field. I got quite a kick out of that.
# posted by Anonymous : 11:38 pm The Scion commercial with the best sounds, in my opinion, was the one that used Prefuse 73's Uprock and Invigorate.
# posted by Anonymous : 5:55 am I'll get to see this weekend whether that Jellinghaus Programmer works - it's just arrived here prior to going into the VEMIA auction.
# posted by Anonymous : 12:46 pm The story I was given by an Microsoftie was that Eno set up the contract to be paid royalties for playing it, meaning that Microsoft's attempts to use the sound for branding purposes in a commercial would mean royalty checks sent to Eno for each person that heard the sound (not merely hearing as the machine booted up). Way more expensive than the initial $35,000 payment.
Next time around for Win98, Microsoft farmed out the splash sound to an internal sound production crew. :)
# posted by Anonymous : 6:24 pm Speaking of W98, Who wrote the deafult MS Sound? An also if that person has a copy of that sound E-mail it to me: macman643@infostations.com
(I would like to play with it.)
# posted by Anonymous : 12:45 am I did know about this - if you right-clicked the Windows 95 start-up wav then clicked Properties, the author was listed as Brian Eno.
Nice story though.
# posted by Anonymous : 10:43 am Oh men!, that sound of Windows Me is cool, but nothing compares to the Windows 98 start sound!, that one is awesome!, I mean can you find this sound in another O.S.? I don't think so ;)
# posted by Anonymous : 11:06 pm How about putting the Microsoft Sound WAVE file up so that all of us can put it into our XP systems?
# posted by Anonymous : 10:35 am i wanted windows xp original sound its amazing it suits so much to the look and feel of the os.. who the hell made it
# posted by VISHAL : 5:54 pm errm... can some 1 please email me the win 2000 one... im on win XP so i can use it
# posted by Anonymous : 6:54 pm Interesting that Robert Fripp is the guy who was hired to create the "new" Microsoft Sound for Vista.
And yes, the MP3 *IS* that of Eno's "Microsoft Sound." My first Windozer had W95 SR2 on it.
# posted by Michelle Klein-Hass : 5:19 am Thanks, been looking around for the 95 startup sound. Best of all of em don't ya think?
# posted by Anonymous : 8:50 am I've been Googling around for awhile since I absolutely LOVE the Windows 98 Startup Sound, so I found a link for it and am willing to share it. I'm not going to link DIRECTLY to the sound, but it's in the directory listing. Should be pretty self-explanitory in the list on which one it is. Have fun! link
# posted by Anonymous : 6:22 am I like the sound that plays when you put the Windows 98 CD in. Anybody know where you can get that one?
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# posted by Anonymous : 9:16 pm I have all the startup sounds from Windows 95 through Windows XP. But does anyone have the Windows 98 Welcome Screen Music that plays when the welcome screen comes up the first time you start Windows 98. It is on YouTube but I can't download it. If anyone can responed and post a link to where I can find it and download it that would be great.
# posted by Anonymous : 8:56 pm Ok I dont know how old this post is, but you can download videos from Youtube by going to a website like videodl.org .
This is very interesting I go looking for an old Windows 95 startup sound. It was a female voice that says "MMM Welcome to Windows 95". Now i stumble upon this where theres a conversation about the Windows Startup sounds. Anyways if anyone finds it post a link.
Does anyone else know any good funny windows sound. Like have you herd the Windows 98 one where bill gates gets shoot bc windows 98 is too slow.Error Sound.The whole thing
# posted by Anonymous : 3:42 am I want the XP music that plays when you first start up a new install. I can't even figure out what search terms to use to look for it!
-feb. 2007-
# posted by Anonymous : 6:03 pm I think the XP initial music is in C:\windows\media
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# posted by Anonymous : 4:46 am Excuse me? But what does the stuff above have to do with the micrsoft sound and Windows? Please lets continue our chat on the microsoft sound
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# posted by Anonymous : 4:46 am "and then at the bottom it said 'and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long.'[He doesn't say how he persuaded them to eventually use a piece six seconds long]"
...maybe that's why it's 8 bit instead of 16 bit? ;-)
# posted by Anonymous : 12:50 am Gosh, that sound really brings back memories. Glad I found it.
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# posted by Anonymous : 9:23 am hey, great sounds. anyway, i have win2k so give me ur email by emailing me at atothemax@hotmail.com and ill send. also, i have the location of the Win98 sound. Search for Welcom98 in a Win98 Find window or give me ur email and ill send. Also, can someone send me the WinME sound. By the way Brian, I missed that sound when 98 came out. The 95 sound is the best one you will find. The 98 sound is OK but the 95 one is incredible. And by the way, I'm sorry I seem to go on and on, The 95 Sound was reused in Windows 2000. Please someone send me a WAV version of this.
TA
# posted by Anonymous : 8:00 am The Win95 sound was NOT used in Win2000... However, the Win2000 sound was reused in WinME...
# posted by Anonymous : 9:07 pm Does anyone has a copy of Windows 98 startup sound file? I really like to have one. If you wanna help me, please send to firefox.lee[at]gmail.com
Thanks.
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# posted by Unknown : 2:25 pm I have all Microsoft OS'es (including the betas) and copied all original WAV startup sounds of them. They're all so great till XP came.
I remember me being addicted to the Windows 95 sound, using it everywhere I could :-P The sound that the band (iTunes link) plays is the Windows 98 sound, which is even better. I like the Windows NT 4 beta sound most though, it's impressive!
If you want to have an archive of all Microsoft sounds, feel free to download my Microsoft Sound Archive.
# posted by Unknown : 2:28 pm The windows XP install music is stored in your computer :-)
C:\windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma
It might be hidden so be shure to have the option to show system files on.
# posted by Anonymous : 9:17 pm Windows 98 has the best one.
I hate the XP soundS!
# posted by Anonymous : 11:53 pm hey can some tell me where i can download the windows 98 shut down wave file.
i really like that sound
my email is lil_southside_ryder007@hotmail.com
# posted by Anonymous : 3:39 am There is no Windows 98 shutdown sound. Only a logoff sound, if you mean that one.
# posted by Unknown : 1:09 pm Does anyone have the Windows Vista Beta Startup Sound?
# posted by Anonymous : 5:37 pm History of Microsoft Windows:
-Windows 1.0
First Windows Operating system, launched on 1985
-Windows 2.0
Not much, launched on 1987
-Windows 3.0
Here goes the appearance of the first Microsoft startUp sound..., launched on 1990.
-Windows NT* 3.1
Another startup sound, launched on 1993
-Windows 95
Complete with the taskbar, launched on 1995
-Windows NT* 4.0
I'm currently using it's startup sound, launched on 1996
-Windows NT* 5.0
Not much difference from windows NT 4.0!launched from 1996 or 1997.
-windows 98
In that case, I have the start up sound, launched on 1998
-Windows 2000
Nice startup sound. It also has another startup sound I'm currently finding. luanched on 2000
-Windows ME**
Has the same startup sound as windows 2000, launched on 2000
-Windows XP
That boring startup sound
-Windows Vista
Now this one has two starup sounds!
-Windows Vienna 7.0 ???
*NT: Network Servicer
**Millenium edition
# posted by Unknown : 10:22 am I want the Windows Server 2003 oobe Music. If anyone has it, post a link to where I can find it.
# posted by Anonymous : 3:38 am Speaking of Windows startup sounds, back in the 90s, someone emailed me a sound clip of either the Win NT or Win 95 startup sound. It had been changed so that the crescendo was interrupted by the sound of breaking glass, followed by a male voice yelling, "Oh crap!"
Anyone know where that can still be found? Thanks.
# posted by Anonymous : 12:34 am I seem to have all of the sounds all of you are looking for (I have a large sound collection). However, I don't know how to put these on the internet for download, and my parents are to uptight about internet security for me to e-mail them to anyone (I'm fifteen). If someone can tell me how to post these sounds on the web and make them available for download, I'd be happy to share them.
# posted by Anonymous : 7:11 pm i dont like windows xp!! it has such a boring noise i mean come on !
also the win98 sound actually fits its splash screen! the startup sound sounds like were going through the sky to space! and the splash screen has a sky background!!! i liked that version better and also i like win 2000! its cool and entertaining!
# posted by Anonymous : 6:05 pm does anyone have the vista beta start up sound file
# posted by Unknown : 12:55 am If anyone is looking for any Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, XP, or Vista sounds (including Vista Beta Sounds), I probably have them. Just e-mail me at m-kazmierski@hotmail.com for requests and I'll see what I can do!
# posted by Anonymous : 10:28 pm Does anyone have the Windows Media Center Sounds?
# posted by Anonymous : 4:11 pm the win 98 startup sound is magical,relaxing and heavenly.It cannot be beat.I have xp and am trying to convert it to 98 fir the microsoft sound.Anyone have a legit way to do this gmail me at TGLO1983@GMAIL.COM thanx.
# posted by Anonymous : 6:45 am MY GOD!!! THAT SOUND HAS BEEN PLAYING IN MY HEAD FOR A WHILE NOW, AND NOW I GET TO HEAR IT!!!
The last time I heard this off Win 95 I was maybe under 6 years of age. And I can still remember it to this day!
# posted by Papa G : 1:27 am Make your own wave files for vista using handy bits voice mail...then it is saved as a wave file...I do it all the time just a suggestion
# posted by Unknown : 12:38 pm i have put the file on rapid share as
hope this is helpful
# posted by Anonymous : 12:47 am hello, I am looking for some windows NT sounds, I do however have all windows 95,