The only sound file I changed in the sound scheme is the incoming mail WAV
file. I changed it to another file that I've been using for years.

I'm fairly sure it's not the changing of the sound scheme, too. The purring
sound file still played when it was the original Windows default sound scheme.

"Qu0ll" wrote:
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> "DarkkX" <DarkkX@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6232C4E0-1728-4261-BD83-A0FED935EEAF@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > This may or may not sound crazy, but ever since I started using Windows
> > Vista
> > I keep hearing a purring sound every now and then.
> >
> > I'll explain to the best of my ability.
> >
> > Windows Vista () will play a sound file of a cat purring at random.
> > Normally, I can figure out what I'm doing that makes a sound file go off,
> > but
> > this time I can't. I'm NEVER -- and I do mean absolutely NEVER -- doing
> > the
> > same thing when the file plays. Sometimes, when I've just left the
> > computer
> > sitting, it'll play the sound file as well.
> >
> > I have searched my hard drive for any and all sound files and played
> > through
> > each and every one of them, but to no avail. I just can't seem to find
> > where
> > it's originating from. I even went so far as to open up the Windows sound
> > file themes (or whatever you'd like to call them) and listened to all the
> > files that were there too. Still, NOTHING!
> >
> > I'd appreciate any help anyone can give. I normally get around to this
> > forum/discussion/group close to never -- I usually don't have any problems
> > at
> > all, but this is just annoying me.[/color]
>
> Do you have a sound scheme in place other than the default one? Perhaps it
> is configured to play the purring sound when a program starts or some other
> frequently occurring event. I would also look at a spyware detector and see
> if something is lurking around that shouldn't be there.
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> > If you have any advice, help, or know what's going on, please email me at
> >
> > [email]DarkkX@Comcast.net[/email][/color]
>
> Nope, this is a newsgroup.
>
> --
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>
> -Qu0ll (Rare, not extinct)
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