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For the past couple of weeks, I have been getting a sound like door opening or closing on my computer. I know it is not hardware as the sound seems to disappear when I have volume on mute. I have also been slowly disabling any programs running in the background.
I kind of isolated the sounds to possibly come from eBay search screens. Not 100% sure. Anyone else getting such sounds?
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There is an instant messaging program - ICQ, I think - that makes a door opening sound when one of your contacts signs on. When someone signs off, it makes a door shutting sound. Could that possibly be what you're hearing?
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Originally Posted by dove
There is an instant messaging program - ICQ, I think - that makes a door opening sound when one of your contacts signs on. When someone signs off, it makes a door shutting sound. Could that possibly be what you're hearing?
I remember that AOL had that too. Buddy in, buddy out, or something like that.
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Yeah, I think that's AIM (AOL Instant Messenger).
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Thanks all - that must be it. Not sure why it started only a couple of weeks ago. Been driving me nuts trying to isolate the sound.
Anyone knows how to turn it off?
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I know with the buddy list there was a preferences setting.
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My Computer/Control Panel/Sounds and Multimedia
Sounds tab has a list of events - you can disable the sounds from there.
I have WinME, so if you have XP, it might be different.
Peace,
Sadie
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Originally Posted by commentary
Anyone knows how to turn it off?
If you're on AOL as a provider, I don't know. But if you're using AIM, try hitting ctl/alt/delete and find AIM and shut it down there.
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There is no AIM running in my background. So it must be AOL sound.
I went to my sound setting and there was a couple of items for buddy in and out sounds. So I highlight one of them and request delete. The system change my setting to "No Sound" for everything. I try to reset back but only other option is Windows default. So I am basically soundless with all my programs.
Real braindead here. Should have save settings before doing the delete.
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commentary, did you look under the SOUNDS icon in MY COMPUTER- CONTROL PANEL?
Or for XP try: Settings-Control Panel-Sounds-Audio Devices, select the "Sounds" Tab, under "Sound Scheme"
Blanche