Volume Control in
Notification Area Uses Internal Speaker
Rather Than External Speakers for Ding .WAV File
By default, when you
set the system speaker volume using the speaker icon in the
notification area next to the system clock, the ding.wav file is
played through the external system speakers to aid in selecting the
proper volume. Some users have reported that for no apparent reason
the ding.wav sound is replaced by the standard system beep sound
played through the small case speaker. To restore the default
behavior;
Identifying the
Problem
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Click Start | Run
and type regedit in the Open: line then click OK
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Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\.Default\.Default
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Verify that the
sub-keys .Current and .Default exist as shown in Figures 01 and
02 below.
Fig. 01
Fig. 02
Correcting the Problem
Method 1 - If
your registry doesn't match the screen captures above, they can be
used as a guide to manually edit the registry and add the missing
entries. Make sure you have a backup of the registry before making
any changes.
Method 2 - This
method involves logging on as a different user on the local machine
and verifying that the volume control works as intended. If you
don't have more than one user, you can temporarily create another
one to use for this procedure and then delete the account after
finishing the repair.
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Log in user a user
account where the default behavior is correct.
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Click Start | Run
and type regedit in the Open: line then click OK
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Navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents as shown in Fig. 03.
Fig. 03
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Click Export and
save the exported file to a convenient location using the .reg
file extension.
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Log out of the
current user account and log back in to the account where the
problem exists.
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Navigate to where
you saved the exported registry file. Double click the file.
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Click the Yes
button to confirm you want to add the file to the registry.
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Close the Registry
Editor and reboot.
The default behavior
should now be restored to the Volume icon in the Notification Area.
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