I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
user profiles?

Disable the sound card in Device Manager.
Louis

<nich95ds******.com> wrote in message
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> I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
> Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
> sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
> admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
> user profiles?
>

nich95ds******.com wrote:
> I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
> Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
> sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
> admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
> user profiles?
>

Why not do this the easy way and disable the sound card from Device Manager?


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On Mar 14, 1:08 pm, Malke <notrea...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> nich9...******.com wrote:
> > I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
> > Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
> > sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
> > admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
> > user profiles?
>
> Why not do this the easy way and disable the sound card from Device Manager?
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I don't want to disable all sounds completely. I want to disable the
Windows default sounds, like the welcome tune that plays at startup or
other beeps, chimes, and such. We have laptops that are used in
legislative committee meetings which are being recorded. So, for
example, if the computer has to be restarted during a meeting we don't
want it to be playing the logon sound. But we want the user to be able
to hear a sound file or video file if needed.

nich95ds******.com wrote:

> I don't want to disable all sounds completely. I want to disable the
> Windows default sounds, like the welcome tune that plays at startup or
> other beeps, chimes, and such. We have laptops that are used in
> legislative committee meetings which are being recorded. So, for
> example, if the computer has to be restarted during a meeting we don't
> want it to be playing the logon sound. But we want the user to be able
> to hear a sound file or video file if needed.
>

Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I'm not sure if there is a
Group Policy that would do this for you, but you might want to ask in
the Group Policy newsgroup - microsoft.public.windows.group_policy.


Malke
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On Mar 14, 3:31 pm, Malke <notrea...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> nich9...******.com wrote:
> > I don't want to disable all sounds completely. I want to disable the
> > Windows default sounds, like the welcome tune that plays at startup or
> > other beeps, chimes, and such. We have laptops that are used in
> > legislative committee meetings which are being recorded. So, for
> > example, if the computer has to be restarted during a meeting we don't
> > want it to be playing the logon sound. But we want the user to be able
> > to hear a sound file or video file if needed.
>
> Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation. I'm not sure if there is a
> Group Policy that would do this for you, but you might want to ask in
> the Group Policy newsgroup - microsoft.public.windows.group_policy.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

nich95ds******.com wrote:
> I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
> Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
> sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
> admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
> user profiles?

Plug in an earphone?

The best way would be to delete the profiles currently stored on the machine
and create a new default profile with the system sounds disabled. Then
whenever any new user logs on they will be given the new default profile
without sounds

"nich95ds******.com" wrote:

> I know how to disable Windows sounds by going through Control Panel,
> Sound Options and then changing the sound scheme. But it only disables
> sounds for the user who makes the change, even if the user is an
> admin. Is there a way to make the change once and have it apply to all
> user profiles?
>
>

Philip Chandler wrote:
> The best way would be to delete the profiles currently stored on the machine
> and create a new default profile with the system sounds disabled. Then
> whenever any new user logs on they will be given the new default profile
> without sounds

What an elegant, clever solution! Thanks for posting this. If you don't
mind, I'll just add these links in case the OP wants additional help:

How To Create a Custom Default User Profile -
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319974

Create an XP Pro Mandatory User Profile on the Local Machine -
http://www.tweakxp.com/article139898.aspx

How To Assign a Mandatory User Profile in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...307800&sd=tech


Malke
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