Vista Clock Chime

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Does anyone know how to disable the hourly and half hour chime that sounds
like a grandfather clock. I just bought a new Dell Laptop (Inspiron 1501)
and the chime is getting annoying.

I have tried to look in every settings possible and have found nothing about
a chime or alarms.

Thank You
 
Seeing as how that is NOT a part of Vista, you will have to contact Dell for
the information.

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Richard Urban
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Jason B. said:
Does anyone know how to disable the hourly and half hour chime that sounds
like a grandfather clock. I just bought a new Dell Laptop (Inspiron 1501)
and the chime is getting annoying.

I have tried to look in every settings possible and have found nothing
about
a chime or alarms.
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Check the Grandfather clock in the next room? Vista doesn't have a clock
chime so it's some 3rd party software. Check all he sound events in Control
Panel | Hardware and Sound | Sound - Change system sounds. If it's in there
change it.
 
Low battery alarm on pacemaker?

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
Does anyone know how to disable the hourly and half hour chime that sounds
like a grandfather clock. I just bought a new Dell Laptop (Inspiron 1501)
and the chime is getting annoying.

I have tried to look in every settings possible and have found nothing about
a chime or alarms.

Thank You
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Not having said feature: :/

Did you right click on the clock (in sidebar, not task bar) and check
its options?
There isn't a sound setting for *a* clock in the "sounds" settings?

Is there a bong sound file in \windows\media that if all else fails,
you could rename (or delete)?
 
It was on the computer as I got it OEM from Dell. I have used Dell Tech
Support and also DellConnect and they have no idea what it is. There is no
sound for it in the system sounds, nor any settings if I right click on the
clock.

Oh well mute works too.
 
Brain(?):
Check the Task Scheduler for odd tasks.
Check Windows Calendar reminders (options: play sound)
 
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