How to Change the Sounds on Windows Xp

Have you ever wanted to change the default sounds your Windows system plays? Every event or program in Windows has a default sound applied to it. You can change these sounds so that, when you do something like emptying the recycle bin, you hear a clip of your favorite song instead of a crumpling-paper sound.

Things You'll Need

• Windows OS

Instructions

How to Change Default Sounds in Windows

1. Open your Start menu.

2. 

   Go to Control Panel and select the Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices category.

3. 

   Under the "Pick a Task" heading, click "Change the Sound Scheme." This will open the Sounds and Audio Device Properties window. In this window, there is a list of all the sounds Windows plays.

4. 

   Under "Program Events," select the event whose sound you would like to change. Beneath the list, you will see a pulldown menu titled "Sounds." This shows you which sound is currently applied to that event.

5. 

   Click the Browse button next to the pulldown menu. A new window will pop up where you can find any *WAV file on your computer that you wish to apply.

6. Select the *WAV file you like and click OK.

7. Click the Apply button, then the OK button, and you're finished!

Tips & Warnings

• Remember that the sound applied can be anything you want it to be, but it must be in WAV format.