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Turning off win xp master volume beep sound

September 24, 2008
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Aren’t you annoyed by the beep that is so loud?

I got pretty frustrated after trying to look for disablement under volume control preferences. Nothing there. Also turning off all sound notifications at control panel (including Exclamation sound) didn’t help.

Still nothing, just one aloud beep.

Windows Master Volume Control

Windows XP Volume Control

 

Here’s the quickest way I found to disable it:

  1. Go to My Computer
  2. rightclick for Properties
  3. tab Hardware
  4. button Device Manager
  5. menu View
  6. set checkbox Show Hidden Devices
  7. navigate to Non-Plug and Play drivers
  8. open Beep
  9. tab Drivers
  10. button Stop
  11. combo Disabled
  12. button OK
  13. Congratulations!

 

Windows XP Volume Control

Disabling beep driver forever

 

If you find a better way, please let me know :)

   

  • Maddy

    Nice trick! Thanks!
    Don’t think there is another way.

  • kristel

    You’re my hero! :D

  • Dave

    Thank you. Very helpfull. Was very annoying and your solution is great.

  • Jason

    Thanks a lot for this, really helpful. :D

  • Ken

    Thank you soooo much !!!!! You are THE MAN !!!!! That beep had been driving me crazy….Finally….PEACE…..lol

  • bk

    THANK-YOU!!!!! I was honestly about to, well, let’s just leave it as ‘thank-you!’

  • http://aie.com.au Richard Scrivener

    You are a LEGEND.
    Thanks a lot. I’ve searching for that fix for a long time.

  • Cayon

    thank you so much! it worked (once i got administrator privileges)

  • Beatrice223

    Thank you!!!

  • David Hlouch

    Thanks a bunch!
    Along with baloon notifications, this is the most annoying thing in Win XP.

  • erika_blueberry

    Really thank you a lot =) I have been in a nightmare for months!

  • Guest

    THANK YOU so much for this, it was really getting on my nerves. Thank you thank you thank you

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