A Little Something To Give You A Chuckle

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Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit. This is my first
experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
say, lack of. That's not what this post is about. What I'm experiencing
<hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
door. I kid you not. This happens maybe twice every half hour. I checked
the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it. Is it time for
a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
 
Mike @gmail.com> said:
Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit. This is my first
experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
say, lack of. That's not what this post is about. What I'm experiencing
<hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
door. I kid you not. This happens maybe twice every half hour. I
checked the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it. Is it
time for a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
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Could be a wire being clipped by a fan blade maybe.. hard to tell..
 
If your hard disk is having problems you may hear a thunk or thunk-thunk as
the head homes to try to recover from an error.
Your system may have a utility to monitor the disks 'SMART' (hard disk
monitoring) reporting.


You could turn off/unplug your speakers to make sure of source of the sound.

Michael
 
Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit.  This is my first
experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
say, lack of.  That's not what this post is about.  What I'm experiencing
<hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
door.  I kid you not.  This happens maybe twice every half hour.  Ichecked
the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it.  Is it timefor
a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
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I'd crank the volume and leave it for a bit until you hear the sound
again - if it's louder, it's software; if not, something's actually
clunking somewhere.
 
Mike Hall - MVP said:
Could be a wire being clipped by a fan blade maybe.. hard to tell..
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Not at the speed these fans are spinning. I swear it sounds like someone
knocking at a door.
 
Do you have an IM program running, like ICQ, AIM, Messenger? Those have
sound effects.
Also check the system sounds, to see if one of them is the culprit. Start -
Control Panel - Sound - Sounds
 
Been there, done that. Definitely coming from the speakers. It sounds like
AIM when someone comes online, but I have no gabbing programs installed.
 
Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit. This is my first
experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
say, lack of. That's not what this post is about. What I'm experiencing
<hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
door. I kid you not. This happens maybe twice every half hour. I checked
the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it. Is it time for
a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
Click to expand...

I'd crank the volume and leave it for a bit until you hear the sound
again - if it's louder, it's software; if not, something's actually
clunking somewhere.

Then it's definitely software. Way louder with the sound cranked up. This
is driving me nuts
--

Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.


!
 
Try using msconfig to turn off startup items, and if that silences the
knock-knock then you can start adding things back. I suppose it could be a
service also but seems unlikely.
Michael
 
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'

Don't be concerned, it's only the Raven

With acknowledgement to Poe

Tyro
 
I would go to my system sounds and see what is set to the knock-knock.wav
sound.
change it to something that is less annoying.

And yes, if I am too tired to fight, I shoot...
 
Mike @gmail.com> said:
Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit. This is my first
experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
say, lack of. That's not what this post is about. What I'm experiencing
<hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
door. I kid you not. This happens maybe twice every half hour. I
checked the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it. Is it
time for a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
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I found it! My cell phone was too close to the speakers. Whenever the
frequency changes it makes a knocking sound. Before I got this flat screen
monitor the old monitor would flicker a split second before I received an
incoming call. I guess this new system likes to knock.

Thanks to all for their help, and because I'm new to Vista, you may hear
from me again.
 
Answer the door.

"Mike @gmail.com>" <rathbunger<nospam> wrote in message
: Just picked up a new system running Vista 64 bit. This is my first
: experience with Vista and I'm real disappointed at the speed, or should I
: say, lack of. That's not what this post is about. What I'm experiencing
: <hearing> is a series of knocks, as if someone is lightly knocking on a
: door. I kid you not. This happens maybe twice every half hour. I
checked
: the default sound scheme and found nothing that matches it. Is it time
for
: a new hearing aid, brain enema, etc.?
:
: --
:
: Don't pick a fight with an old man.
: If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
:
:
:
 
My first month in Vistaville & I notice the system is set to 'click' as
different events are happening, even the background services events are
causing that notification sound, and I have so limited time beyond my
work & studies that I haven't gone into the system settings/sounds &
events part of this new controll panel setup-maybe your nemisis also..?
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If you are getting "clicks" , the drive could be going .
 
Mike said:
I found it! My cell phone was too close to the speakers. Whenever the
frequency changes it makes a knocking sound. Before I got this flat
screen monitor the old monitor would flicker a split second before I
received an incoming call. I guess this new system likes to knock.

Thanks to all for their help, and because I'm new to Vista, you may hear
from me again.
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Ah, my speakers are sensitive to cell phones, it is not the PC but the
speakers (cables) themselves...
 
interesting, I have seen the magnets in speakers distort monitors before,
but never had a cell phone close to the speakers make sounds.
 
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