Using a startup sound will slow down your startup minimally, but as computers are so powerful these days, this will not be easily noticed. It can also be a nice wakeup call when you get into work as music can lift your spirits and get you in the right frame of mind. This article will show you how to edit or change your current Windows XP startup sound so that you can use it as an indicator of when your machine is ready to use, or to add a personalised touch to your computer. You may want to get around this by changing the login sound instead of the startup sound, though this will not be covered in the article.
Vista has a predefined startup sound which cannot be changed. This time varies greatly from computer to computer, and changes according to what operating system you are using and what programs and tasks you have running at startup.Įven if you do not want a long startup sound, it is worth placing silence before the sound you currently use so that the startup sound comes to an end at the right time. If you time your startup and make a sound file which is of a similar length to the load time, you are able to use it as an indicator of when your machine is ready for action, giving the start-up sound a real purpose.
The standard Windows startup sound is shorter that it’s load time, making it a less than ideal indicator of when your machine is ready to use.
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