Rename ding.wav with an x in front of it, use the cursor to select it and then press Control + C to copy it. Now go to the ding.wav file that is in the same folder, the same one that you tried unsuccessfully to substitute for the start-up sound earlier. Then use the cursor to move to the first letter and put an x in front of the name. You can't just scrap the file because that will create an error message, so the fix is to rename it and then substitute a quiet file in its place.įirst right-click on the Windows XP Startup.wav icon and pick Rename from the pop-up menu that appears. To find the offender, right-click on Start, scroll to the Windows folder, open it and then click on the Media folder. The rafter shaker is called Windows XP Startup.wav, and it lives in the Windows directory Media folder. The file you are messing with is called startup.wav and it is just a small clicking sound.
Go figure why Microsoft laid this little trap in XP but, as your note illustrates, the sound file listed for Windows under Start in the latest operating system isn't that startling deep gong-type sound that so gets your goat, Mr. James Coates writes for the Chicago Tribune, a Tribune Publishing newspaper.A. You can plug a keyboard into that PS/2 port and use the USB for the mouse. Laptops almost always come with a single PS/2 port that will take either a mouse or a keyboard. There are, however, some super-fancy mice (that Logitech is not one of them) designed with software written for USB, and in those cases you have no choice. Since speed is no issue with a mouse, it does not need the USB functionality. Unless you are attempting to use a proper-size mouse and full-size keyboard with a laptop, it's probably always best to use the PS/2 connection.Īll PCs come with PS/2 ports for a mouse and a keyboard, and if you don't use the mouse PS/2 port the mouse will take up a USB port that probably will be needed for a printer or some other peripheral. Logitech suggests using the PS/2, while the wizard suggests the USB. I purchased a Logitech optical wheel mouse.
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